Count Your Blessings

Authors

Johnson Oatman Jr (Text)
Edwin O. Excell (Music)

Count Your Blessings

Verse 1
C
Whe
n upon life's billows
da
you are tem
pest-tossed
dd
Wh
en you are discouraged
F
thinking al
l is lost
e
Cou
nt your many blessings
fB
name them o
ne by one
Ae
An
d it will surprise
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eu
G
you what the Lo
rd ha
th do
ne
Chorus
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C
ount your blessings
CA
name them o
ne by one
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C
ount your blessings
7
see what Go
d hath done
F
7
C
ount your bl
essings
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na
me them one by one
7
C
C
ount your many bl
essings
D
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7
see what Go
d ha
th do
ne
Verse 2
E
A
re you ever burdened
A+
with a lo
ad of care?
f?
Do
es the cross seem heavy
7
you are cal
led to bear?
?
Co
unt your many blessings
9G
every dou
bt will fly
Fs
An
d you will keep singing
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F
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as the da
ys g
o by
Verse 3
7
W
hen you look at others
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with their
 lands and gold
eD
T
hink that Christ has promised
C
you His we
alth untold
G
Co
unt your many blessings
Ef
money ca
nnot buy
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Yo
ur reward in heaven
A
*u
?
nor your ho
me o
n hig
h
Verse 4
e
S
o, amid the conflict
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whether gr
eat or small
Fd
D
o not be discouraged
B
God is ov
er all
9
Co
unt your many blessings
mb
angels wi
ll attend
7f
He
lp and comfort give
a
As
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you to your jo
urne
y's e
nd
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