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Oh Lord, make us ableTo eat all that's on this table,And if there's some we haven't gotBring it to us while it's hot

Oh Lord, make us ableTo eat all that's on this table,And if there's some we haven't gotBring it to us while it's hot

Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Wendell Berry
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1934; activity date not established; Wikidata Q533505, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533505 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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