A PRAYER FOR TODAY

by

(For Langston Hughes)

Give me a poem of delight,

For solace, when I'm feeling sad;

And give me music in the night,

To make me glad.

And give me laughter and a smile

That sparkle easy, and sincere;

And give me love -- though for a while,

I'll count it dear.

And give me faith that I may be

Unmoved by storms of hate and spite,

So even in an agony,

I'll do what's right.

Give charity to make me kind

Even to those who do me wrong!

And both in body and in mind,

Please make me strong.

But leave some sorrows that I may

Still have recourse to turn to Thee.

O give me joy! -- to greet each day,

On bended knee.

NEXT?
Why don't you look at Man About Town
by: Francis Duggan
from: Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

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