A grateful heart a garden is, where there is always room,
for every lovely Godlike grace to come to perfect bloom.
A grateful heart a fortress is, a stanch and rugged tower,
where Gods omnipotence, revealed, girds man with mighty power
A grateful heart a temple is, a shrine so pure and white
where angels of His presence keep calm watch by day or night.
Grant then, dear Father-Mother God, whatever else befall
this largess of a grateful heart that loves and blesses all.
[ Ethel Wasgatt Dennis ]
