Lyrics
Verse 1
I like to take a little time out to thank God
For the many blessings He's given me
When I look back over my life
And I see where He brought me from
I can truly say that I've been blessed
Verse 2
Let me tell you this
Woke up this morning
Got out of my bed
I looked around
Here's what I said
Thank You, Lord, for the blood You shed
You put a roof up over my head
Thank You, Lord, for another day
All these blessings You sent my way
Chorus (Repeat)
I could have been dead in some lonesome grave
But You told old death, "Get back and behave"
(Ooh-wee) Another blessing (Repeat x4)
Verse 3
I've never seen the righteous forsaken
Nor His seed begging for bread
I can count on God, He won't let me down
He always does just what He said
In pain and suffering, He brought me through
Hard, wide open, He always welcomes you
I've been blessed in so many ways
I just want to lift my hands and give God all the praise
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
I got my legs and I can walk
I got my tongue, y'all, and I can talk
Even the air that I receive
I got my lungs and I can breathe
When I look around, I can see
All the blessings He's given to me
Outro
Bless my family and they doing fine
Gave me peace, gave me peace of mind
Thank God (Thank God)
Another blessing
Thank You, Lord (Thank You, Lord)
Another blessing
Thank God (Thank God)
Another blessing
Thank You, Lord (Thank You, Lord)
One more day
Thank You, Lord (Thank You, Lord)
You made a way
Thank You, Lord (Thank You, Lord)
You've been good
I didn't always do what I should
Thank You, Lord (Thank You, Lord)
You've been a doctor
You healed me
Thank God (Thank God)
Thank You, Lord (Thank You, Lord)
Another blessing
You made a way
When I couldn't do
You blessed me
(Thank God)
Coming out
(Another blessing)
I know You'll be there
(Thank God)
And there's no doubt
(Another blessing)
(Ooh-wee) Another blessing
Thank You, Lord
You've been good to me
(Another blessing)
I got a tongue, y'all (I can talk)
I got legs (I can walk)
I got eyes (I can see)
I got a tongue (I can talk)
Lord, You brought me
Never left me
You always kept me
You've been good to me
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Another Blessing" opens with a stated intention, taking time specifically to thank God after looking back and recognizing how far life has come. That reflective posture frames the entire song around deliberate gratitude rather than blessing taken for granted.
Its chorus admits a stark alternative directly, could have been dead in a lonesome grave, before crediting survival to God commanding death itself to "get back and behave." That specific, almost defiant image of averted death gives the song's repeated exclamation, another blessing, concrete weight rather than vague thankfulness.
Rooted in traditional African American gospel quartet tradition, the song functions as an extended testimony of ordinary provision recognized as miraculous, its closing list, legs to walk, a tongue to talk, lungs to breathe, treating basic physical ability itself as evidence of blessing rather than something simply expected.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 37:25 Describes never seeing the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread, directly echoed in the song's third verse.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 Describes God's mercies as new every morning, echoed in the song's repeated gratitude for another day and another blessing.