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[Why should I always pray]
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for He
is good: because His mercy endureth for
ever.”—Ps. cxviii. I.
Why should I always pray,
Although I always lack?
Were't not a better way
Some praise to render back?
The earth that drinks the plenteous rain
Returns the grateful cloud again.
Although I always lack?
Were't not a better way
Some praise to render back?
The earth that drinks the plenteous rain
Returns the grateful cloud again.
We should not get the less
That we remembered more
The truth and righteousness
Thou keep'st for us in store:
In heaven they do not pray—they sing,
And they have wealth of every thing.
That we remembered more
The truth and righteousness
Thou keep'st for us in store:
In heaven they do not pray—they sing,
And they have wealth of every thing.
And it would be more meet
To compass Thee with song
Than to have at Thy feet
Only a begging throng
Who take Thy gifts, and then forget
Alike Thy goodness, and their debt.
To compass Thee with song
Than to have at Thy feet
Only a begging throng
Who take Thy gifts, and then forget
Alike Thy goodness, and their debt.
So give me joyous Psalms,
And Hymns of grateful praise:
Instead of seeking alms,
A song to Thee I'll raise:
Yet still I must a beggar be,
When lauding Thy great charity.
And Hymns of grateful praise:
Instead of seeking alms,
A song to Thee I'll raise:
Yet still I must a beggar be,
When lauding Thy great charity.
But where shall I begin?
With health and daily bread?
Or cleansing of my sin?
Or light around me shed?
Till I would praise, I did not see
How rich Thy gifts have been to me.
With health and daily bread?
Or cleansing of my sin?
Or light around me shed?
Till I would praise, I did not see
How rich Thy gifts have been to me.
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