A Sense of Humor
Edgar A. Guest
1881 to 1959
Track 1
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The ways of life, the love of right,
Grant him to smile at petty wrong,
Earth's beauty shall delight his eyes
The changing moods which sway the throng;
Master, for all that he must do—
What more on him can I bestow
Then spake an angel standing near:
This man shall be both true and kind,
The gift of song when the skies are bright.
What keeps you patient?" he was asked,
Grant him a sense of humor, too.
And to its glories he shall rise.
He shall know right from wrong, and he
Before to earth I let him go?
Defender of the faith shall be;
What keeps you brave who are so tried?
How laughable are angry men!
What shall I give him now?" said God.
When cares annoy him, show him then
Years after, when his strength was tasked,
My sense of humor," he replied.
Wisdom is planted in his mind,
Wisdom is not enough, I fear,
He has the strength with which to plod
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