While sitting in the balcony of his church in Mobile, Alabama, Don Moen looked out over the congregation. He noticed many people standing silently, not singing along to the complex contemporary songs of the time. His heart went out to them, and he felt a deep burden to provide a "simple song of thanks" that anyone could sing, regardless of their musical ability or spiritual state.
He believed that starting a service with thanksgiving—as the Bible instructs in Psalm 100 to "enter His gates with thanksgiving"—was essential for worship. This moment of observation led him to pen the straightforward but powerful lyrics: "I come before You today, and there's just one thing that I want to say: Thank You, Lord" . Collaboration and Recording
The title track was recorded on October 3, 2003 , at Regent University in Virginia Beach. It featured a "packed house of energetic worshipers," the Kingdom Choir of Tide Water, and the Brentwood Baptist Church Worship Choir. A Global Legacy of Simple Faith
During the same period, Moen wrote "Jesus, You Are My Healer" for a friend diagnosed with cancer, who remarkably attended the live recording of the Thank You Lord album while his health was improving.