We thank thee, O God, for a prophet To guide us in these latter days We thank thee for sending the gospel To lighten our minds with its rays We thank thee for every blessing Bestowed by thy bounteous hand We feel it a pleasure to serve thee And love to obey thy command ♪ When the dark clouds of trouble hang o'er us And threaten our peace to destroy There is hope smiling brightly before us And we know that deliv'rance is nigh We doubt not the Lord nor his goodness We've proved him in days that are past The wicked who fight against Zion Will surely be smitten at last ♪ We'll sing of his goodness and mercy We'll praise him by day and by night Rejoice in his glorious gospel And bask in its life-giving light Thus on to eternal perfection The honest and faithful will go While they who reject this glad message Shall never such happiness know