Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THANKSGIVING FOR THANKSGIVING, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: I thank thee, father, once again Last Line: I thank thee for the gift of thanks. Subject(s): Holidays; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day | ||||||||
I thank Thee, Father, once again For many blessings gladly known, And many more beyond my ken That Thou dost see and Thou alone; But most of all my heart I raise To praise Thee for the power to praise. Thy bounty, it is wondrous kind; But oh, the smiling of Thy face! My life is all in love designed, But Thou Thyself art grace of grace, -- Thyself, oh, infinitely more Than all Thy bounty's golden store. That I can feel Thy Fatherhood, That I can press my hand in Thine, That I can know that Thou art good, And all Thy power is love divine, -- This knowledge every bliss outranks; I thank Thee for the gift of thanks. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FIRST THANKSGIVING by SHARON OLDS THE SACHEM OF THE CLOUDS (A THANKSGIVING LEGEND) by ROBERT FROST INVENTORY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE THANKSGIVING IN BOSTON HARBOR [JUNE 12, 1630] by HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH THANKSGIVING DAY by LYDIA MARIA CHILD SIGNS OF THE TIMES by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS IN NEW ENGLAND [NOVEMBER 19, 1620] by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE PILGRIM FATHERS by JOHN PIERPONT A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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