Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

I've been starting my prayer time each day by singing/writing the doxology. I grew up in a church that sang the doxology as the offering was collected each Sunday morning. Becky Tirabassi was in State College a few weeks ago to wrap up our Burning Heart series, and she encouraged us to use this acrostic for our prayer time:
P--Praise
A--Admit
R--Request
T--Thank

That's been pretty helpful to me. I've been writing out my prayers in my journal, which has proven to be SLOW, but GOOD. I have always wanted to be a man of prayer, knowing that I need to pray more. But I let my self get distracted, busy, and lazy, and my prayer time suffers.

Today Marko posted the verses that go along with the refrain to the doxology. Read them, and let them serve as a guide to giving thanks to God.

Awake, my soul, and with the sun
thy daily course of duty run.
Cast off dull sloth, and joyful rise
to pay thy morning sacrifice.

All praise to thee, who safe hast kept
and hast refreshed me while I slept!
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake.

All praise to thee, my God, this night
for all the blessings of the light.
Keep me, oh keep me, King of Kings,
beneath Thine own almighty wings.

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him, all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

More verses to the hymn can be found here.