COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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 keep singing

as the days go by.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

When you look at others

with their lands and gold,

Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;

Count your many blessings.

Wealth can never buy

Your reward in heaven,

nor your home on high.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

So, amid the conflict

whether great or small,

Do not be disheartened,

God is over all;

Count your many blessings,

angels will attend,

Help and comfort give you

to your journey’s end.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

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.

Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856 – 1922)

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