Prayer of Thanks for Parents, Homeland and Liberty
Give thanks for parents and homeland, and ask to grow in the likeness of God’s Son.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
Dear Father in Heaven, good Giver of all, For birth in a land fair and free, For parents with pluck, if not the best luck, Who toiled and who suffered for me. Who never knew fear, though the scorners were near, Whom circumstance filled not with pride, I thank Thee! These gifts, more than all on the lists, Have mattered with me, and abide.
While striving and struggling my manhood to build, To live like Thine own perfect Son, I find on Earth’s face not just one single place Where such work so well can be done As in the fair land which from Thy gracious hand Comes to me a home to enjoy, Where man, who should grow, may all liberty know In seeking the soul’s high employ.