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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SERVICE, by ADA NEILL CLARK First Line: Let me, each day, perform some useful task Last Line: "may I with gladness hear thy words, ""well done." Subject(s): Service | |||
Let me, each day, perform some useful task, A work of love to those who are in need, And as I go upon my way not ask For recompense in thought or word or deed; May I, with courage, face each look of scorn Or meekly hear the words of highest praise; And let no selfish motive ever born Defeat my lofty purpose through life's ways; Give me new strength with each returning dawn, The faith that brings serenity of mind, A vision that will ever lead me on, With understanding heart to serve mankind. And when I look toward the setting sun, May I with gladness hear Thy words, "Well done." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHAT I LIVE FOR by GEORGE LINNAEUS BANKS ABOU BEN ADHEM by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL SMALL BEGINNINGS by CHARLES MACKAY FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT by JOHN HENRY NEWMAN SIR GALAHAD by ALFRED TENNYSON DIFFERENT MINDS by RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH THE TWO ANGELS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE SERVANT by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |
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