A Poem

Here is a poem we read this week that really spoke to us. It is taken from 101 More Hynm Stories, by Kenneth W. Osbeck, p. 269.  Think especially about verses 3 and 4.  What do you think?

"My God I thank Thee who hast made the earth so bright,

So full of splendor and of joy, beauty and light;

So many glorious things are here, noble and right.

"I thank Thee too, that Thou has made joy to abound,

So many gentle thoughts and deeds circling us round,

That, in the darkest spot of earth, some love is found.

"I thank Thee more, that all our joy is touched with pain,

That shadows fall on brightest hours, that thorns remain;

So that earth's bliss may be our guide, and not our chain.

"I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou has kept the best in store;

We have enough, but not too much to long for more-

A yearning for a deeper peace, not known before."

Written by:  Adelaide A. Procter