A pupil's hymn of thanks

Title: A pupil's hymn of thanks
Year: 1940
Rights
Fulltext: November, 1940 THE YOUNG CITIZEN A POEM FOR THIS MONTH A PUPIL'S HYMN OF THANKS By GERVACIA GUARIN• FOR THE LIFE that God has giv'n me, For a mind with which to learn, For good health and growth of body, And the joy that life can earn, Father, I thank Thee. ~ For prosperity and welfare t Of my count~, province, town, For a willingness to serve them ~ When to man's estate I come, ..( Father, I thank Thee. , l•Teacher, Arayat, Pampanga. For my school, my books, my playmates, _For the knowledge that is mine, For my teachers, always patient, · . And my parents, dear and kind, Father, I thank Thee. For desire, Lord, to be humble, And be ready e'en to serve, Though at times I fall or stumble, And for hope that I'll p.e'er swerve, Father, I thank Thee. Amen. 403