“An Evening Prayer of Thanksgiving”

“An Evening Prayer of Thanksgiving”

“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)

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