My God, I thank Thee who hast made <br />The earth so bright; <br />So full of splendour and of joy, <br />Beauty and light; <br />So many glorious things are here, <br />Noble and right! <br /> <br />I thank Thee, too, that Thou hast made <br />Joy to abound; <br />So many gentle thoughts and deeds <br />Circling us round, <br />That in the darkest spot of earth <br />Some love is found. <br /> <br />I thank Thee more that all our joy <br />Is touched with pain; <br />That shadows fall on brightest hours; <br />So that earth's bliss may be our guide, <br />And not our chain. <br /> <br />For Thou, who knowest, Lord, how soon <br />Our weak heart clings, <br />Hath given us joys, tender and true, <br />Yet all with wings; <br />So that we see, gleaming on high, <br />Diviner things. <br /> <br />I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast kept <br />The best in store: <br />We have enough, yet not too much <br />To long for more; <br />A yearning for a deeper peace, <br />Not known before.<br /><br />Adelaide Anne Procter<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-god-i-thank-thee-who-hast-made-2/
