Grace At Evening
Edgar Albert Guest 1881 (Birmingham) – 1959 (Detroit, Michigan)
For all the beauties of the day,
The innocence of childhood’s play,
For health and strength and laughter sweet,
Dear Lord, our thanks we now repeat.
For this our daily gift of food
We offer now our gratitude,
For all the blessings we have known
Our debt of gratefulness we own.
Here at the table now we pray,
Keep us together down the way;
May this, our family circle, be
Held fast by love and unity.
Grant, when the shades of night shall fall,
Sweet be the dreams of one and all;
And when another day shall break
Unto Thy service may we wake.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD AAEE FFGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 538 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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