MAKE me grateful, Lord, I pray,
For the mercies of this day.
Give me strength, my Lord, I ask,
For each duty, for love’s task.
Make me happy, Lord, I plead;
With Thy peace, in times of need.
Give me grace, my Lord, I cry;
When beneath a frowning sky.
Make me sympathetic, Lord,
Helping both by deed, and word.
Give me love, O hear my prayer;
Others’ burdens now to bear.
Make me, Lord, still more like Thee,
As I wait Thy Face to see.
A. Gardner.