A Thanksgiving Poem

Today the students were given the assignment of writing a Thanksgiving Poem that shows honour and praise to God.  They were given a list of Bible verses on the topic, and they were asked to write what they read in their own words or to write phrases that were inspired by the verses.  The following is their final composition.

Oh Lord, My God, I Will Always Give Thanks To You

A compilation poem by 5G 2014-2015

Let us come before the Lord and thank him for his son Jesus Christ.

God gave us life and we should thank him for that.

Thanks be to God for his incredible gift, eternal life.

I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness, love, grace and kindness.

Oh Lord, My God, I will Always Give Thanks To You!

Thank God and worship him with your heart, for he gave you the gift of his son.

We should give the Lord respect and exalt him.

God founded the earth and created it with his bare hands.

For the Lord loves you with all his heart!

Oh Lord, My God, I will Always Give Thanks To You!

Praise the Lord and extol him with music and song.

Since we are receiving a great kingdom, let us be thankful.

The angels guard the doors from evils that desire to enter.

Do not be silent, sing to the Lord.

Oh Lord, My God, I will Always Give Thanks To You!

   I was ordered by God to thank him,

But I would have done this by my own free will.

The Lord is my strength and my shield;

I trust in him, my heart jumps for joy and I will sing thanks to him.

Oh Lord, My God, I will Always Give Thanks To You!

I’ll give thanks to you and exalt you when the devil speaks.

The Lord deserves praise because he is very good.

Give thanks to God, he is good, he is love forever.

Give thanks to the Lord for he is great, he is above all Kings.

Oh Lord, My God, I will Always Give Thanks To You!

Let us take part in the Thanksgiving meal and praise him.

I will thank you in the great crowd among everyone who praises you.  

Give him praise and proclaim his name and let the nations know what he has done for you.  

My heart jumps for joy as I praise him.

Oh Lord, My God, I will Always Give Thanks To You!

The students' assignments were to read the poem at one of their gatherings over this Thanksgiving weekend.

Thanksgiving Display in the Church Foyer

The grade 5's were privileged to be asked to create a Thanksgiving display for the church foyer.  Many of the students brought in Thanksgiving themed items to include in the display and the students in 5G had the opportunity to sponge paint letters onto a burlap banner.  The verse that we chose for the banner was Psalms 95:2-3.  "Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.  For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods."

I would like to wish all of our 5G families a Happy Thanksgiving as you spend time with friends and family reflecting on all of the many blessings that God has given each one of you.