Living

Grace Before And After Meat

by Robert Burns 1759–1796

From Poems and Songs, 1793

Living

O Lord, when hunger pinches sore,
Do thou stand us in stead,
And send us, from thy bounteous store,
A tup or wether head! Amen.

O Lord, since we have feasted thus,
Which we so little merit,
Let Meg now take away the flesh,
And Jock bring in the spirit! Amen.

MLA

Burns, Robert. “Grace Before And After Meat.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/408/.

Chicago

Burns, Robert. “Grace Before And After Meat.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/408/.

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