Some hae meat that canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
For which the Lord be thankit!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Covenanters' Grace
Long before it was popularized as "The Selkirk Grace" by Robert Burns, this saying was often recited "in the south-western province of Scotland before the days of Burns. [It was] always called the Covenanter's Grace" (Robert Chambers, Select Writings of Robert Chambers, Vol. 7, p. 317):
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Covenanter,
Prayer,
Robert Burns,
Robert Chambers,
Thanksgiving
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