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06-Sep-07, 12:14
A Peat – Smooran’ Prayer
By Jane Thomson
Oh Lord, we thank Thee for the peats
We garner from the hill
We thank Thee for their heat and light
Thy grace be with us still.
And when I lay those large brown peats
Upon the embers red;
Keep Thou their spark of life intact
While we sleep safe in bed.
And when the morning light appears
A cheerful flame we ask;
That man and bairn may have their meat,
Before the daily task.
And, Lord, if one should die to-night,
And leave this earthly land;
Take Thou the embers of that life,
And ‘Rest’ them in Thy Hand.
By Jane Thomson
c. 1972
By Jane Thomson
Oh Lord, we thank Thee for the peats
We garner from the hill
We thank Thee for their heat and light
Thy grace be with us still.
And when I lay those large brown peats
Upon the embers red;
Keep Thou their spark of life intact
While we sleep safe in bed.
And when the morning light appears
A cheerful flame we ask;
That man and bairn may have their meat,
Before the daily task.
And, Lord, if one should die to-night,
And leave this earthly land;
Take Thou the embers of that life,
And ‘Rest’ them in Thy Hand.
By Jane Thomson
c. 1972