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"Give Us This Day"

By Carlos Summers - Mar 11th, 2009 at 1:01 am EDT

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"Give Us This Day"
(for Dr. John Swomley)

May I not plan for
more than today
So if this day be
my last
I might say; oh, too bad,
I shall miss supper.

For why should I consider
thy eternity?
I cannot comprehend it,
and today is the day
of salvation.

Yet I shall plan for today
quite well
So that faith may be well
expressed in living
As though my task might
be complete;
And your peace be sweet.

The task is yours and mine
Ours and Thine
Together is a word of peace.
And what should I say
except "Give us this day"
That the work of your cross
never cease.

1978 / cs

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