This prayer can also be recited as a grace at meals. And especially at times when you just want to thank God and not ask Him for anything.

O gracious and holy God
Thank You for being awesome and loving;
Thank You for your presence and mercy, for health and provisions, that include food, shelter, clothing and safety;
Thank You for nature, the sea and sky, vegetation and all that exists;
Thank you for the beauty that is throughout the Cosmos;
Thank You for having adopted me into your family and proudly I can say, "I am a child of God."
Thank You for eternal hope and the blessed assurance that my future is in your hand and it is secure,
Thank You for this day.
In this prayer Dear God I have no desire to ask You for anything (or even to praise your name, the latter I delight in doing each day.)
{except that You bless this food to nourish and strengthen our bodies this day}
In this prayer I just want to Thank You God.
Again I say Thank You God.
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Note: when saying this prayer as a grace at meals include the words that are in {brackets} and omit the words that are in (parentheses). Do the opposite at other times).
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To receive lead sheet music for this prayer (so you can sing rather than recite it) mail seven (thirty-nine cents) postal stamps to:
Uriah J. Fields
P. O. Box 4770
Charlottesville, VA 22905
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