Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRAYER TO THE GIVER, by CHARLES HANSON TOWNE


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PRAYER TO THE GIVER, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lord, I am glad for the great gift of living
Last Line: Lord, I give thanks to thee, giver of all!
Variant Title(s): A Thanksgiving
Subject(s): Holidays; Thanksgiving Day


Lord, I am glad for the great gift of living—
Glad for Thy days of sun and of rain;
Grateful for joy, with an endless thanksgiving,
Grateful for laughter—and grateful for pain.

Lord, I am glad for the young April's wonder,
Glad for the fulness of long summer days;
And now when the spring and my heart are asunder,
Lord, I give thanks for the dark autumn ways.

Sun, bloom, and blossom, O Lord, I remember,
The dream of the spring and its joy I recall;
But now in the silence and pain of November,
Lord, I give thanks to Thee, Giver of all!





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