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A CLUBWOMAN'S PRAYER, by                    
First Line: Build of my life a structure fair
Last Line: Shine on a beauty just begun!
Subject(s): Clubs (associations); Prayer


Build of my life a structure fair,
Make large the rooms and pure the air,
Sink the foundations deep and wide,
God the Architect -- Christ, the Guide!

Make strong its walls, and anchor fast
To withstand storm and tempest's blast;
Raise up its columns with Thy Love
Until they reach to Thee above!

Give to me a far-flung view
To sift the false out from the true!
To help me see in toil and care
The beauty that lies hidden there.

One room for Trust and Charity,
Faith and Wisdom's clarity;
One for Forbearance, one for Mirth;
In one to Joy and Peace give birth.

Put Sympathy, e'en Sorrow there,
For Life metes out to each his share.
And mingling all with Love,
Approve my mansion from above.

And when I leave my mansion door,
As my short day of life is o'er,
May the golden rays of the setting sun
Shine on a beauty just begun!





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