Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

413 . Grace before and after Meat

O LORD, when hunger pinches sore,

Do thou stand us in stead,

And send us, from thy bounteous store,

A tup or wether head! Amen.

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O Lord, since we have feasted thus,

Which we so little merit,

Let Meg now take away the flesh,

And Jock bring in the spirit! Amen.