November 27, 2008

• Thanksgiving "Gratefulnesse" then and now

  
  Gratefulnesse
  by George Herbert
  (1593-1633)

  Thou that hast giv'n so much to me,
  Give on thing more, a gratefull heart.
  See how thy beggar works on thee

  By art.

  He makes thy gifts occasion more,
  And sayes, If he in this be crost,
  All thou hast giv'n him heretofore

  Is lost.

  But thou didst reckon, when at first
  Thy word our hearts and hands did crave,
  What it would come to at the worst

  To save.

  Perpetuall knocking at thy doore,
  Tears sullying thy transparent rooms,
  Gift upon gift, much would have more,

  And comes.

  This not withstanding, thou wentst on,
  And didst allow us all our noise:
  Nay thou hast made a sigh and grone

  Thy joyes.

  Not that thou hast not still above
  Much better tunes, then grones can make;
  But that these countrey-aires thy love

  Did take.

  Wherefore I crie, and crie again;
  And in no quiet canst thou be,
  Till I a thankfull heart obtain,

  Of thee;

  Not thankfull, when it pleaseth me;
  As if thy blessings had spare dayes:
  But such a heart, whose pulse may be

  Thy praise.

  Lecrae's "Grateful" (feat. J.R.)
  (2006)
  (audio only)

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