Thank God For the Day
Thank God for the Day
The sun rises
On the plains filled with gold
As the moon sets beyond
The Mountains young and old
The cowboy makes his coffee
And sets himself to pray
Thank God for the sun rising today.
CHORUS
Thank God for the Wolf’s cry
And the thundering Buffalo
Thank God for the springs and
The fresh water that flows.
Thank God for the sunshine
And thank God for the rain
And thank God for the sun rising again.
A century passes, his
Great grandson’s grandson
Is rising with the dawn and
There’s so much to be done
There’s bills yet to pay and
The baby to be changed.
Thank God for the sun rising today.
Thank God for the baby’s cry
And the innocent way they glow
Thank God for the thunderstorms
That help us all to grow
Thank God for the sunshine
And thank God for the rain
And thank God for the sun rising again.
He puts on his boots and slacks
Gets ready to go
Takes his kids to school, there’s
So much they will know
He rides with the mustangs
In his pinto of old
Thank God for a life growing old.
Thank God for tears to cry
And showing which way to go
Thank God for the hurricanes
That help us love to know
Thank God for the sunshine
And thank God for the rain
And thank God for the sun rising today.
There’s no more cattle to drive at work
He’s pushing paper all day
Everyone’s in a rush here, it just
Seems to be their way.
There’s no end in sight until
On his way home he goes
Thank God for safely getting us home.
And thank God for my children
That give meaning to life
Thank God for the working day
That love makes it alright.
Thank God for the sunshine
And thank God for the rain
And thank God for the sun setting today.
His older boy’s had a rough day too
A game of catch they play
With the toss of the ball
The cowboy’s here to stay.
Troubles are forgotten,
As new mem’ries are made
Thank God that the cowboy rides again.
As he lays his boys to sleep
With kisses born of love,
He thanks God for his blessings
His blessing from above
Life’s not what he asked for
Not bad, but it’s tough
Thank God for a house filled with love.
Thank God for the Wolf’s cry
And the thundering Buffalo
Thank God for the springs and
The fresh water that flows.
Thank God for the sunshine
And thank God for the rain
And thank God for the moon rising again.
And thank God that the sun will rise again.
© Matthew Wetter, July 5, 2015
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