A Grace After Dinner, Extempore

by Robert Burns — a poem card from Justes Mots

A grace after dinner expressing gratitude for God's provision and requesting continued blessings of friendship, love, and divine favor. Burns combines piety with heartfelt human affection, creating an intimate prayer suitable for family gatherings and personal devotion.

O thou, in whom we live and move—
Who made the sea and shore;
Thy goodness constantly we prove,
And grateful would adore;
And, if it please Thee, Power above!
Still grant us, with such store,
The friend we trust, the fair we love—
And we desire no more. Amen!…

Themes: gratitude · friendship · admiration · love