For sickness, sadness, pain and loss,
For fellowship with Jesus’ Cross
That turns this world’s gold into dross-
For this we thank Thee!

For loving faithfulness and grace
That cast us down upon our face,
And make the flesh take its own place-
For this we thank Thee!

In all our joy and all our grief,
For chastening sore, or sweet relief,
For lengthened days, or waiting brief-
For all we thank Thee!

And when our time on earth is o’er,
When in thy presence we adore,
O then, for all that’s gone before,
We e’er shall thank Thee!