quote · Legacy record
O Thou, who kindly dost provide For every creature’s want! We bless Thee, God of Nature wide, For all thy goodness lent; And if it please Thee, Heavenly Guide, May never worse be sent; But whether granted, or denied, Lord! bless us with content!
O Thou, who kindly dost provide For every creature’s want! We bless Thee, God of Nature wide, For all thy goodness lent; And if it please Thee, Heavenly Guide, May never worse be sent; But whether granted, or denied, Lord! bless us with content!
Approximate author period: c. 1777 AD · early modern
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- Author or tradition
- Robert Burns
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- Approximate author period: c. 1777 AD · early modern
author lifetime midpoint (1759–1796)
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 146 · printed citation: Burns · subject: CONTENT
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