Prayers of an Irish Mother - 1934

A smile is one of the most beautiful things that
God has given to the earth. (Pope Pius XII)

For the promises of Spring,
For the heron on the wing,
For the song the blackbirds sing.
Gracious Lord we thank Thee!

For the Summer's roses red,
For the fragrance sweet they shed,
For the cloudless skies o'erhead,
Gracious Lord we thank Thee!

For the Autumn's purple haze,
For the beauty of her ways,
For the fruitful harvest days
Gracious Lord, we thank Thee!

For the Winter, white and drear,
For the woodlands gaunt and sere,
For the passing of the year,
Gracious Lord, we thank Thee!

Prayers of an Irish Mother

Brian O'Higgins

38 UP, O'Connell Street, Dublin

1934