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A Plea
GOD grant me these: the strength to do
Some needed service here;
The wisdom to be brave and true;
The gift of vision clear,
That in each task that comes to me
Some purpose I may plainly see.
God teach me to believe that I
Am stationed at a post,
Although the humblest 'neath the sky,
Where I am needed most.
And that, at last, if I do well
My humble services will tell.
God grant me faith to stand on guard,
Uncheered, unspoke, alone,
And see behind such duty hard
My service to the throne.
Whate'er my task, this be my creed:
I am on earth to fill a need.
- Edgar Guest
2 comments:
Thank you so much for this!
What a beautiful poem. Thank you for stopping by. Do you write poetry yourself. I just posted a lot of mine from various times in my life...therefore it is not prayer/poetry but from the guts of my life.
I am glad you thought my granddaughter was "cute" :)
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