For burden that is mine to bear, For heavy load that I can share, For duty hard that must be done, For victory yet to be won, For the trifle that annoys, For the worry that destroys, For defeat that leaves its sting, For the dark and bitter thing, Give me strength, O Lord, and will! Give me patience, grace and skill, Give me tact and sympathy, That I God's gentleman may be, This day, O Lord, Amen. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CAMPUS SONNET: TALK by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE SACHEM OF THE CLOUDS (A THANKSGIVING LEGEND) by ROBERT FROST BENEDICTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 5. THE DANCING GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPECIAL PLEADING by SIDNEY LANIER TWENTY-FOUR HOKKU ON A MODERN THEME by AMY LOWELL BETRAND AND GOURGAUD TALK OVER OLD TIMES by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |