BW47: Song of Thanksgiving by Will Carleton

 

Song of Thanksgiving

(to the air - Portuguese Hymn)

Poems for Young Americans

by

Will Carleton 

We thank thee, O Father, for all that is bright--

the gleam of the day and the stars of the night;

The flowers of our youth, and the fruits of our prime,

And blessings e'er marching the pathway of time.

We thank thee, O Father, for all this is drear--

The sob of the tempest -- the flow of the tear;

For never in blindness, and never in vain,

Thy mercy permitted a sorrow or pain.

We thank thee, O Father, for song and for feast--

The harvest that glowed, and the wealth that increased;

For never a blessing encompassed thy child,

But thou in thy mercy looked downward and smiled.

We thank thee, O Father for all! for the power

Of aiding each other in life's darkest hour;

The generous heart, and the bountiful hand,

And all the soul-help that sad souls understand.

We thank thee, O Father--for days yet to be --

For hopes that our future will call us to thee:

That all our eternity form, through thy love,

One Thanksgiving Day in the mansions above. 

**Copyright 1910 Every Where Publishing. 

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