Lord, I am glad for the great gift of living – <br />Glad for Thy Days of sun and of rain; <br />Grateful for joy, with an endless thanksgiving, <br />Grateful for laughter – and grateful for pain. <br /> <br />Lord, I am glad for the young April’s wonder, <br />Glad for the fullness of long summer days; <br />And now when the spring and my heart are asunder, <br />Lord, I give thanks for the dark autumn ways. <br /> <br />Sun, bloom, and blossom, O Lord, I remember. <br />The dream of the spring, and tis joy I recall, <br />But now in the silence and pain of November, <br />Lord, I give thanks to Thee, Giver of all!<br /><br />Charles Hanson Towne<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/giving-thanks-for-joys-and-sorrows/
