Thanks giving and giving and giving

Since it's Thanksgiving for Americans, I thought I'd share with you the question of Thanks as featured in Handel's Messiah, which I don't know if I've mentioned it, the Brussels Choral Society feat. moi truly will be performing on 1 December yadda yadda, see the site.

Here's what the Bible says:

But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (I Corinthians 15 : 57)

Here's what Handel makes us sing (us being the basses, I dunno about other lower and lowlier voice parts):

But thanks, but thanks, thanks, thanks be to God
Thanks be to God. Thanks be to God.
Who giveth us the victory, the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But thanks, but thanks, but thanks be to God, thanks be to God,
But thanks, but thanks, thanks be to God.
Who giveth us the victory, the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But thanks be to God, but thanks, but thanks, thanks be to God.
Who giveth us the victory, the victory, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But thanks, thanks, thanks be to God, thanks be to God.
Who giveth us the victory, who giveth us the victory,
Who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

So. What d'you reckon? Enough with the thanks already or wot?