Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I WOULD BE GREAT, by HATTIE B. MCCRACKEN


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I WOULD BE GREAT, by                    
First Line: O lord
Last Line: I will be great.
Subject(s): Worship


O Lord,
I would be great—
But not in some spectacular way
For world acclaim.
Beyond my talents
Lie outstanding deeds, perhaps;
But, Lord, I would be great
In faithfulness to each small task
Thou givest me,
To do the best I can
With what I have
For Thy name's sake.
And if, some day, Thou sendest me
Some task that seems too big
For hands that only little deeds have done,
I know that what I cannot do,
Thou canst, through me, if I but will,
And in Thy strength
I'll do the thing that is too big for me.
Help me, O Lord, to stand approved
In faithfulness to every task.
Thus, in Thy sight
I will be great.





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