Praising Through A Plague: The True Story of "Now Thank We All Our God"
From Traveler’s Tales · 11:01
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In 17th-century Eilenburg, Germany, pastor Martin Rinckart endured the horrors of the 30 Years' War, starvation, a plague, and the loss of his wife, all while conducting thousands of funerals. Amid unbearable suffering, he composed the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God," a simple, powerful expression of gratitude and trust in God. He wrote it to sing during dinner with his family. True gratitude is not based on circumstances but upon God’s unchanging goodness and faithfulness. If you are navigating grief today, click HERE This account was originally published by Enjoying the Journey HERE Hymn Lyrics: Now Thank We All Our God 1. Now thank we all our God With hearts and hands and voices, Who wondrous things has done, In whom his world rejoices; Who from our mothers’ arms Has blest us on our way With countless gifts of love And still is ours today. 2. Oh, may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us, With ever joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us And keep us in his grace And guide us when perplexed And free us from all ills In this world and the next! 3. All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given, The Son, and him who reigns With them is highest heaven, The one eternal God, Whom earth and heaven adore; For thus it was, is now, And shall be evermore.
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