The Goodness of Your Love (Psalm 65)

Words/Music: Daryle Worley, III, 2023
First shared Thanksgiving Eve 2023

Praise is due to You, O God,
And to You we make our vows.
To You who hear all prayers,
To You all flesh will come.
Even when our sin's abounding,
You atone for us in love,
And blessed are those chosen
To dwell within Your house.
For there we will be satisfied
With the goodness of Your love
And the beauty of Your holiness
Will fill our days and songs:
"With awesome deeds You answered
All the prayers we made, O Lord;
God of our salvation,
Hope of all the world."

We behold Your righteousness
In the things that You have made:
The Architect of mountains
And Silencer of seas.
Even those who do not know You
Are in awe of all You've done
As skies proclaim Your glory
In the dance of moon and sun.
And even they are satisfied
With the goodness of Your love
And the beauty of Your righteousness
Astounds them into song.
With awesome deeds awake them,
So to call on You as Lord,
God of our salvation,
Hope of all the world.

Lord, You visit us with rain
And You give the seed to sow,
You fill the streams with blessing
And cause the grain to grow,
Then You saturate the furrows
And You soften all we plow,
Crown the year with bounty
And the harvest with a shout.
And even wagon tracks abound
With the goodness of Your love,
And the pastures and the woodlands join
With colors of the Fall;
The meadows full of livestock,
And the valleys with their grain,
Shout and sing together
In the glad refrain.

And here we will be satisfied
With the goodness of Your love
And the beauty of Your holiness
Will fill our days and songs:
"With awesome deeds You answered
All the prayers we made, O Lord;
God of our salvation,
Hope of all the world."