Social Commentaries
A Grace Before Dinner, Extempore
From Poems and Songs, 1791
Social Commentaries
O thou who kindly dost provide
For every creature’s want!
We bless Thee, God of Nature wide,
For all Thy goodness lent:
And if it please Thee, Heavenly Guide,
May never worse be sent;
But, whether granted, or denied,
Lord, bless us with content. Amen!
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Burns, Robert. “A Grace Before Dinner, Extempore.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/352/.
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Burns, Robert. “A Grace Before Dinner, Extempore.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/352/.
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