From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
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From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives forever;
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.

Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth,
With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks,
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Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth,
With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks,
Turn all her mother's pains and benefits
To laughter and contempt, that she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child.

Let never day nor night unhallowed pass
But still remember what the Lord hath done.

Let never day nor night unhallowed pass
But still remember what the Lord hath done.

Thank you for nothing.

Thank you for nothing.

To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

Your bounty is beyond my speaking;
But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you.

Your bounty is beyond my speaking;
But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you.

I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God

I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God

Tolerate, change, or be grateful.

Tolerate, change, or be grateful.

I cannot give thee less, to be called grateful.
Thou thought'st to help me, and such thanks I give
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I cannot give thee less, to be called grateful.
Thou thought'st to help me, and such thanks I give
As one near death to those that wish him live.