give thanks to

"We give thanks to the Lord, since you never lost hope while going through such a dramatic period of your history, and after dark and difficult days, a dawn of peace and freedom has finally dawned," he said.

They give thanks to individuals for their contribution to London or public life - or to celebrate a very significant achievement, the CLC says.

"We give thanks to God for blessing our family with a new addition."

"So, if I'd stayed in Ecuador… Well, I give thanks to God… I've suffered, but I'm still alive."

Being Iowa, the officiant made sure to give thanks to the Almighty for “letting us live in Iowa, where we have caucuses and first-in-the-nation status.”