Count Your Blessings

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When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
 
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
    And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
    And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
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Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.
Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.
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When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold.
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your Lord on high.
When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold.
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your Lord on high.
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So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey's end.
So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey's end.
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Ikenna Okoroafor

Lagos, Nigeria

Let’s try again.

This revitalized my faith.


Gt Wise

Benin, Edo, Nigeria

It is really true indeed with God your blessings are multiplied in several folds


Bouyer Patrice

LONS Le Saunier, Jura, France

With the arrival of Leo 14, the new pope of the catholic church, this song is a wonderful sharing between FRANCE and my friends in NIGERIA


Arthur

Great hymn to start the day with and end it


Amarachi Emmanuel

Awka, Nigeria

I'm not gonna lie, God is indeed good,

Though things are not going as planned but indeed God is good. I believe God will see me through, Amen


Annah Violet

Kampala, Uganda

God is so faithful even in the smallest ways we cannot imagine. He blesses us in big and small ways. For sure if am to count His blessings for me so far, it can take ages. I will always give glory to Him.


Victory Ezeh

Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo, Nigeria

So grateful to God for all that he has done is my life, though I may not be where I really want to be yet but looking back and my life, My life is a testimony because God has been indeed faithful, honestly. I must continue to say Thank you God🥺.


Ifeoma O. Kalu

Lagos, Nigeria

God has been so good to me. His blessings upon me are immeasurable. Counting my blessings have made me maintain a heart of gratitude.


GG

Stoke, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

This takes me back to the late 60's still sing it even now. We have much to be grateful for.


Lola Francis

Bronx, New York, United States

Praise the Lord. Just to know that God put me to bed last night, woke me up this morning. I’m in my right mind and I am able to read the words of this song and sing unto Him are great blessings for me. I will forever be grateful unto Thee O Lord. I will bless Thy name forever and ever. Amen

In the Old Testament the basic thought with respect to blessing is that of bringing people into God's presence. But in the New Testament the Apostle, coming with God, not only brought people into the presence of God; he also brought God into them. There is a great difference between the Old Testament pattern of blessing by the priests and the New Testament pattern of blessing by the Apostle. The New Testament blessing is much higher and deeper. On the one hand, to bless others is to bring them into the presence of God; on the other hand, it is to bring God into them as love, grace, and fellowship.

All Christians are familiar with the word blessing. One hymn even says, "Count your blessings, name them one by one." Undoubtedly, the concept of blessing expressed in this hymn is that blessing is a matter of being given a good wife, children, education, promotions, houses, and cars. According to this hymn, these are the blessings we should count one by one. More than thirty-five years ago, I sang this hymn during the last few hours of the year. I would gather some together and say, "Let us count the blessings of this past year, one by one." But the blessing according to the pure Word is much different from this. According to the Old Testament pattern of the blessing by the priest and the New Testament pattern of blessing by the Apostle, the proper blessing is to bring people into the presence of God and to bring God into them as grace, love, and fellowship that they may enjoy the Triune God, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. Hence, blessing is a matter of enjoying the Triune God.