Thanks lyrics
by J Vincent Edwards

Sunday mornin' in the valley
We would gather for the service
Emily Jane would run to meet me
She'd smile at Poppa kind a nervous

All the people came from miles around
And I still can hear the sound
As they sang

"Thanks to the Lord
For the sun up in the sky
For the corn that's growin' high
For the child that didn't die

Thanks to the Lord
For the crops and for the farm
For the strength in my right arm
And for keeping us from harm"

And I say: "Thanks, thanks
Thanks, thanks
Thanks to the Lord for a girl like Emily Jane"

Came the day that we were married
With all our folks in the congregation
Emily Jane was like an angel
The sweetest thing in all creations

Poppa hugged me and my momma cried
Ev'rybody smiled with pride
As they sang

"Thanks to the Lord
For the sun up in the sky
For the corn that's growin' high
For the child that didn't die

Thanks to the Lord
For the crops and for the farm
For the strength in my right arm
And for keeping us from harm"

And I say: "Thanks, thanks
Thanks, thanks
Thanks to the Lord for a girl like Emily Jane"

Yeah
Thanks to the Lord
For the sun up in the sky
For the corn that's growin' high
For the child that didn't die

Thanks to the Lord
For the crops and for the farm
For the strength in my right arm
And for keeping us from harm

And I say: "Thanks, thanks
Thanks, thanks
Thanks to the Lord for a girl like Emily Jane"

Thanks to Achille Temmerman for his contribution.