Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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English Lyrics:

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 [*has] done. [*hath]

CHORUS:
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God has done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
[*Count your many blessings, see what God has done.] [*And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.]

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.

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] [*wealth can never buy]
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

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.

Music: Edwin Othello Excell 1897 [Count Your Blessings]
Lyrics: Johnson Oatman Jr 1897 "When Upon Life's Billows You Are Tempest Tossed"

Scripture: In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. — 1 Thessalonians 5:18 & Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. — Ephesians 1:3

MP3 Source: amazon.com/Count-Your-Many-Blessings/dp/B000QLUBE8
Text Source: library.timelesstruths.org/music/Count_Your_Blessings

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