Religious Poem
This Is My Prayer to Thee
by
Rabindra Nath Tagore
This is the 36th poem of Gitanjali.
In this poem, Tagore prays God to grant him strength in various forms to carry
out the needful and come into God's presence completely.
This Is My Prayer to Thee
This
is my prayer to thee, my lord ⎯
strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.
Give
me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.
Give
me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.
Give
me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent
might.
Give
me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles.
And
give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love.
