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title: "A Grace Before Dinner, Extempore"
author: "Robert Burns"
form: "Poem"
year: "1791"
location: "Ellisland"
source: "Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns"
source_url: "https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1279/pg1279.txt"
canonical_url: "https://robert-burns.com/poems/a-grace-before-dinner-extempore/"
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# A Grace Before Dinner, Extempore

## Poem
O thou who kindly dost provide  
For every creature’s want!  
We bless Thee, God of Nature wide,  
For all Thy goodness lent:  
And if it please Thee, Heavenly Guide,  
May never worse be sent;  
But, whether granted, or denied,  
Lord, bless us with content. Amen!

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Source: [Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1279/pg1279.txt)  
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