To rise at morn as blythe as little child; To keep my spirit unafraid and undefiled; To do the Martha-tasks with sunny heart; And yet with Mary seek the better part; To aid the worthy causes of my day; To do the right not asking, "Does it pay?" To raise the falling or to hear a call In name of Him who heeds the sparrow's fall; To live in faith of God's eternal good And help to bring it: These the things that should Fill in my task another Happy Year! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SYNOPSIS OF A FAILED POEM by JAMES GALVIN INTERRACIAL by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO JOHN BROWN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE GIFT TO SING by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON ON A CERTAIN CRITIC by AMY LOWELL |