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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 28, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 22.

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A Prayer

By Henry Van Dyke

THESE are the gifts I ask of Thee, Spirit serene: Strength for the daily task, Courage to face the road, Good cheer to help me bear the traveler’s load; And for the hours of rest that come between, An inward joy in all things heard and seen.
These are the sins I fain Would have Thee take away: Malice and cold disdain, Hot anger, sullen hate, Scorn of the lowly, envy of the great, And discontent that casts a shadow gray On all the brightness of the common day.
— Henry Van Dyke.