“A grateful heart a garden is, Where there is always room

For every lovely, Godlike grace To come to perfect bloom.

A grateful heart a fortress is, A stanch and rugged tower,

Where God’s omnipotence, revealed, Girds man with mighty power.

A grateful heart a temple is, A shrine so pure and white,

Where angels of His presence keep Calm watch by day or night.

Grant then, dear Father-Mother God, What ever else befall,

This largess of a grateful heart That loves and blesses all.”—E.W.D.