Lyrics
Verse 1:
For waking me up and starting me on my way. For letting me see the dawning of a brand new day. I wanna thank you, for all that you've done for me. Lord, I wanna thank you, for all that you've done for me. For all that you've done for me.
Verse 2:
When I was down and out. Didn't have a dime. You made a way for me. You stepped in right on time. I wanna thank you, for all that you've done for me. Lord. I wanna thank you for that you've done for me. For all that you've done for me. For all that you've done for me.
Chorus:
For all that you've done for me.
(Repeat 4 times)
Verse 3:
When I was sick, seems like I couldn't get well. Lord you healed my body Jesus and now I can tell. I wanna thank you Lord, for all that you've done for me, I wanna thank, I wanna thank you for all you've done, for all that you've done for me.
Repeat previous chorus
Vamp:
You came down Lord.
You came to calvary.
I wanna thank for all you've done. I thank you for all you've done. When I was sick in my body, didn't know if I was going get well, Lord you healed me and now I can tell. Thank you. (repeat)
You didn't have to do it but you did and I thank ya, I bless ya, I praise you. (repeat praise you 5 times)
You woke me up this morning, started me on my way. Clothed me in my right mind Jesus and I wanna thank you. You been so good. (Repeat) You stepped in right on time Jesus and I wanna thank ya for all that you've done for me. For all you've done for me
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Meaning & Inspiration
Thank You is structured as sustained gratitude for acts of divine care. Verses name waking, a new day, timely provision, healing, and restored clarity of mind. Each memory returns to the same response: thanks for what the Lord has done. The repeated chorus and vamp make gratitude cumulative, moving from private recollection toward open praise. Calvary anchors the thanksgiving in Christ’s saving work, while everyday mercies show that worship also arises from ordinary preservation and help.
The opening language resembles Psalm 3:5, where the psalmist wakes because the Lord sustains him. Healing and the desire to tell what happened recall Psalm 30:2 and 30:12, which join answered prayer with enduring thanks. The command to remember God’s benefits in Psalm 103:2-5 also fits the lyric’s catalog of life, provision, healing, and redemption. Rather than offering abstract praise, the song names concrete reasons for gratitude and lets repetition underline dependence on God’s timely care.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 3:5 Waking because the Lord sustains life matches the song’s opening thanks.
- Psalm 30:2,12 The psalm joins God’s healing with testimony and lasting thanksgiving.
- Psalm 103:2-5 Remembering God’s benefits fits the song’s gratitude for life, healing, and redemption.