Lyrics Page
Thank You Lord
9 views
Nov 6, 2026 updated
A Greater Song album
Verified editorial review
Song Meaning
Gratitude is the whole assignment in Paul Baloche's "Thank You Lord." The singer arrives with "just one thing" to say and says it over and over: thank You, Lord, for everything given, including "the blessings that I cannot see." That phrase quietly admits that much of God's care goes unnoticed until someone stops to count it.
The second verse gets specific. God "took my darkness and gave me Your light," took sin and shame, and healed pain and sickness. Each line is phrased as something already done, so the thanks rests on what the singer remembers rather than on what they hope for. Around it sits the repeated pledge of "a grateful heart, a song of praise" and "an outstretched arm" to bless God's name.
The ending leans into repetition on purpose, closing with the plain thank-you sung again and again. That makes it a natural fit for a congregation's offering of praise, where a short line carries as much meaning as a long one.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
I come before You today, and there's just one thing that I want to say
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord For all You've given to me, for all the blessings that I cannot see
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise, With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord [repeat]
For all You've done in my life, You took my darkness and gave me Your light
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
You took my sin and my shame, You took my sickness and heal all my pain
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise
With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord [4x]