In Thankful Remembrance Poem by Anne Bradstreet

In Thankful Remembrance

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What shall I render to Thy name
Or how Thy praises speak?
My thanks how shall I testify?
O Lord, Thou know'st I'm weak.

I owe so much, so little can
Return unto Thy name,
Confusion seizes on my soul,
And I am filled with shame.

O Thou that hearest prayers, Lord,
To Thee shall come all flesh
Thou hast me heard and answered,
My plaints have had access.

What did I ask for but Thou gav'st?
What could I more desire?
But thankfulness even all my days
I humbly this require.

Thy mercies, Lord, have been so great
In number numberless,
Impossible for to recount
Or any way express.

O help Thy saints that sought Thy face
T' return unto Thee praise
And walk before Thee as they ought,
In strict and upright ways.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ratnakar Mandlik 14 June 2017

A beautifully conceived prayer of the Lord, full of recounting of His majesties on human beings in general and the poetess in particular.

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Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet

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