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Expect not praise from the mean,
Neither gratitude from the selfish.
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THANKS—FOR FAVORS.
Your bounty is beyond my speaking;
But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you;
And when it melts before the throne of mercy,
My fervent soul shall breathe one tear for you,
That heaven will pay you back, when most you need,
The grace and goodness you have shown to me.
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God judges your gratitude more by your hands than by your hymns.
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Many a thanksgiving sermon mistakes glorification of self for gratitude to God.