1 GOD of my life, to Thee My cheerful soul I raise, Thy goodness bade me be, And still prolongs my days: I see my natal hour return, And bless the day that I was born. 2 A clod of living earth I glorify Thy name, From whom alone my birth, And all my blessings came; Creating and preserving grace Let all that is within me praise. 3 My soul, and all its powers, Thine, wholly Thine shall be, All, all my happy hours I consecrate to Thee; Whate’er I have, whate’er