Religion
The Family Altar
From Sacred Poems and Hymns (1854)
Religion
Food, raiment, dwelling, health and friends,
Thou, Lord, hast made our lot;
With Thee our bliss begins and ends,
As we are Thine, or not.
For these we bend the humble knee,
Our grateful spirits bow;
Yet from Thy gifts we turn to Thee--
Be Thou our portion, Thou!
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MLA
Montgomery, James. “The Family Altar.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/montgomery_j/205/.
Chicago
Montgomery, James. “The Family Altar.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/montgomery_j/205/.
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