“An Evening Prayer of Thanksgiving”

25 Nov “An Evening Prayer of Thanksgiving”

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“Dear God, another day is done

And I have seen the golden sun

Swing in the arch from east to west

And sink behind the pines to rest.

I thank Thee that Thou gavest me

The power of sight, that I may see

The tinted glories of Thy skies,

An earthly glimpse of Paradise:

The power to hear the evening breeze

Swelling in organ harmonies:

The power to feel the tender grasp

Of loving hands in friendship’s clasp:

I thank Thee for these gifts to me,

But one thing more I ask of Thee:

From out they bounteous, gracious hand

Give me the power to understand,

To understand – to sympathize –

To note the pain in others’ eyes;

To have the power to rightly read

The kindly motive of every deed.

And this I humbly ask of Thee,

Because I know Thou lovest me. Amen.” – Author Unknown

(Found in, Prayers for Today by Samuel McComb, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1918)