Poem November 19, 1938 Issue

A Gift to Ask of Thee

MADELYN G. COBHAM

Dear Father God, I have a plea;
I have a gift to ask of Thee:
A yearning, quiet, heart-deep prayer,
To trust to Thine all-loving care.

I seek no earthly, transient fame,
Nor its companions, wealth and name;
I would be humble, patient, kind,
Would help the lame, the deaf, the blind.

The sweet compassion Jesus knew,
That healed the sick and gently threw
A light where no light seemed to be—
This is the gift I ask of Thee.

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