I thank thee God, that I have lived
Elizabeth Craven
1750 to 1828
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I thank thee God, that I have lived
In ______ great world and known its many joys:
The songs ______ birds, the strongest sweet scent of hay,
And cooling ______ in the secret dusk;
The flaming sunsets at the ______ of day,
Hills and the lovely, heather-covered moors;
Music ______ night, and the moonlight on the sea,
The beat ______ waves upon the rocky shore
And wild white spray, ______ high in ecstasy;
The faithful eyes of dogs, and ______ books,
The love of Kin and fellowship of friends
______ all that makes life dear and beautiful.
I thank ______ too, that there has come to me
A little ______ and sometimes defeat,
A little heartache and the loneliness
______ comes with parting and the words 'Good-bye';
Dawn breaking ______ weary hours of pain,
When I discovered that night's ______ must yield
And morning light break through to me again.
Because of these and other blessings poured
Unasked upon ______ wondering head,
Because I know that there is yet ______ come
An even richer and more glorious life,
And ______ of all, because Thine only Son
Once sacrificed life's ______ for me,
I thank Thee, God, that I have lived.