[Verse 1]
D
We thank thee, O God, for a prophet
A
To guide us in these latter days.
D G
We thank thee for sending the gospel
D A D
To lighten our minds with its rays.
G D
We thank thee for every blessing
A
Bestowed by thy bounteous hand.
D G D
We feel it a pleasure to serve thee
A7 D
And love to obey thy command.
[Verse 2]
D
When dark clouds of trouble hang o’er us
A
And threaten our peace to destroy,
D G
There is hope smiling brightly before us,
D A D
And we know that deliv’rance is nigh.
G D
We doubt not the Lord nor his goodness.
A
We’ve proved him in days that are past.
D G D
The wicked who fight against Zion
A7 D
Will surely be smitten at last.
[Verse 3]
D
We’ll sing of his goodness and mercy.
A
We’ll praise him by day and by night,
D G
Rejoice in his glorious gospel,
D A D
And bask in its life-giving light.
G D
Thus on to eternal perfection
A
The honest and faithful will go,
D G D
While they who reject this glad message
A7 D
Shall never such happiness know.