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A PRAYER FOUND IN CHESTER CATHEDRAL by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "GIVE ME A GOOD DIGESTION, LORD"
Last Line: "TO GET SOME HAPPINESS FROM LIFE, / AND PASS IT ON TO OTHER FOLK"
Subject(s): SOLDIERS;
Give me a good digestion, Lord,
And also something to digest;
Give me a healthy body, Lord,
With sense to keep it at its best.

Give me a healthy mind, good Lord,
To keep the good and pure in sight;
Which, seeing sin, is not appalled,
But finds a way to set it right.

Give me a mind that is not bored,
That does not whimper, whine or sigh;
Don't let me worry overmuch
About the fussy thing called "I".

Give me a sense of humor, Lord,
Give me the grace to see a joke;
To get some happiness from life,
And pass it on to other folk.



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