It's a wonderful thing To go to sleep And wake up in the morning You're breathing It's a wonderful thing To see the sunlight Shine across the window After dreaming Ooh It's so easy to take it for granted But we're alive only because he allows it It's so easy to think we're independent But just think If he wasn't there Where would we be We must take some time to give thanks to him For the sunny days He gives us That lights up our lives We must be sure that we give thanks to him For those chilly nights He holds us and caresses our lives It's a wonderful thing To see your loved one Cured of their diseases It's a wonderful thing To hear the voice of freedom When you need it I've heard it (Ooh) It's so easy to lose understanding That's it's not him it's us whom are so demanding (It's so easy) It's so easy to get Complacent But just imagine if we lost him Where would we be We must take some time to give thanks to him For the sunny days (For those sunny days) He gives us That lights up our lives We must be sure that we give thanks to him (Give thanks to him) For the chilly nights (When I'm cold) He holds us And caresses our lives He greets us in the morning From a peaceful sleep And watched over us all through the night From the cars we drive (Cars we drive) And the planes we fly (Planes we fly) He shows us his love By preserving our lives Be thankful For all That he's done For you Take a minute And send it up Be thankful For all That he's done For you Take a minute And send it up (We've got to take some time) We must take some time to give thanks to him For the sunny days He gives us That lights up our lives We must be sure that we give thanks to him For the chilly nights He holds us And caresses our lives We must take some time to give thanks to him For the sunny days He gives us That lights up our lives We must be sure that we give thanks to him For the chilly nights He holds us And caresses our lives We just want to say thank you (Thank you for the ways) For all the ways you've made (Oh God) Yes Lord (Thank you for health and strength) My health and strength