Every good and perfect gift comes from above,
From the Father of Lights, who is Unchangeable Love,
For by God's mighty hand merely opening
He can satisfy the desire of every living thing.
And with the Lord as my Shepherd, nothing shall I lack
As no good thing from the upright will He hold back,
Borne out by the Psalmist, who in old age gladly said
He had ne'er seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
And my God has never failed, my every need He supplies
According to His riches in glory by Jesus Christ;
His every promise in Christ is Yea and Amen,
And in faith all may claim them, time and again.
For God cannot lie, His every word is true
And what He has promised He will faithfully do -
For He that spared not His own Son, who life eternal brings,
How shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Oh that men would praise God for the good things He has done,
And for His gift beyond words, His own beloved Son -
For the unsearchable riches to be found in Him,
And for His measureless love, in dying for our sin.
Let us therefore, like David, praise God continually,
And bless Him at all times for His generosity;
His unfailing giving, let us ne'er take for granted or despise,
Remembering, whoe'er offers praise, our God glorifies.
© Ian Caughey