Lyrics
Thank You Lord for the small things
Like me and her on the porch swing
For summer nights and fireflies
And the sound of my old sixstring
Blessings on blessings on blessings on blessings
If I still got breath in these lungs
And that's all I need to get down on my knees
And be thankful for all that He's done
For my mama for my friends
For Your love that never ends
For the songs that make us dance
On this ole dirt floor
For my babies for my girl
For the way they changed my world
Waking up today
I just gotta say
Thank You Lord
I just wanna say
Thank You Lord
Thank You Lord for the hard times
For lighting the way in the dark times
For pulling me in forgiving again
The times that I took it too far
God I thank You for keeping me humble
For picking me up when I stumble
And although I change, You stay the same
And I don’t say thank You enough
For my mama for my friends
For Your love that never ends
For the songs that make us dance
On this ole dirt floor
For my babies for my girl
For the way they changed my world
Waking up today
I just gotta say
Thank You Lord
I just wanna say
Thank You Lord
Praise up
Eyes closed
One thing I know
I just wanna thank You Lord, thank You Lord
Praise up
Eyes closed
One thing I know
I just wanna thank You Lord, thank You Lord
For my mama for my friends
For Your love that never ends
For the songs that make us dance
On this ole dirt floor
For my babies for my girl
For the way they changed my world
Waking up today
I just gotta say
Thank You Lord
Praise up
Eyes closed
One thing I know
I just wanna thank You Lord, thank You Lord
Praise up
Eyes closed
One thing I know
I just wanna say
Thank You Lord
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Meaning & Inspiration
Thank You Lord finds reasons for gratitude in both ordinary pleasures and difficult experiences. Porch swings, summer nights, family, friends, music, and another morning are presented as gifts worthy of acknowledgment. That attention to small details keeps the praise concrete, while the recurring phrase “blessings on blessings” gathers daily life into a larger recognition of God’s care.
The second verse broadens the thanksgiving to include guidance in dark times, forgiveness after failure, humility, and help after stumbling. Hardship is not praised for its own sake; it becomes an occasion to recognize steady divine presence and an unchanging character. The repeated movement toward kneeling and giving thanks makes gratitude a practiced response rather than a mood dependent on easy circumstances. With its family imagery and direct praise, the song joins personal testimony to the biblical call to thank God in every situation and remember each good gift.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 The verse calls for thanksgiving in every circumstance.
- James 1:17 James identifies every good and perfect gift as coming from God.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The passage celebrates God’s unchanging mercy each morning.