For all the blessings of the year

546 Oldbridge. 8. 8. 8. 4.

1 For all the blessings of the year,
   For all the friends we hold so dear,
   For peace on earth, both far and near,
   We thank Thee, Lord.

2 For life and health, those common things,
   Which every day and hour brings,
   For home, where our affection clings,
   We thank Thee, Lord.

3 For love of Thine, which never tires,
   Which all our better thought inspires,
   And warms our lives with heavenly fires,
   We thank Thee, Lord.
                         Albert H. Hutchinson
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

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Well, this is a definite first. I can't find any information about the author of this hymn. It appears to be the only hymn he wrote and appears in only 34 hymnals.
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