Religion
Graces: And can we forbear, In tasting our food
From Graces (1746) · Osborn ed., vol. 3 (1869)
And can we forbear, In tasting our food,
The grace to declare And goodness of God!
Our Father in heaven, With joy we partake
The gifts Thou hast given For Jesus's sake.
In Thee do we live, Thy daily supplies
As manna receive Dropp'd down from the skies;
In thanks we endeavour Thy gifts to restore,
And praise Thee for ever, When time is no more.
Codex Note
Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers
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Wesley, Charles. “Graces: And can we forbear, In tasting our food.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/621/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Graces: And can we forbear, In tasting our food.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/621/.
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