1. My Prayer to Thee
English class 1X

2. Rabindranath Tagore Won Nobel prize for Literature - 1913
Author of Gitanjali
Wrote many poems, dramas and was a very creative artist

3. THIS IS MY prayer to thee, my Lord-strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.
Oh god , I pray that you remove negative thoughts from my heart forever

4. Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.
Oh god give me the strength to treat happiness and sadness in a level headed manner

5. Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.
Oh god let me make my love meaningful by helping others

6. Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.
Give me the strength never to ignore the poor or give up the fight against an arrogant power.

7. Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles.
Give me the strength to think beyond daily problems

8. And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love.
Give me the strength to willingly surrender to you and be guided by your will

9. 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. .

10. Q and A
Answer : Prayer
Answer : lack of good feeling in one’s heart .

11. Q and A Answer :The poet wants strength to move past his sorrow.
Answer : To not get caught in everyday problems and think beyond them. .

12. Q and A
Answer :
5. The poet wants the strength not to bow down for wrong reasons to arrogant people with power
6. Insolent might refers to arrogant people with power .

13. Q and A Answer : It is a prayer to God Answer :
Please make my heart free of thoughts that make me feel am not good enough
Let me handle happiness and sorrow in the same way and lightly
Let me show my love to you by serving others
Let me never forget the poor and not be afraid of arrogant people with power.
Let me think beyond everyday problems
And let me surrender my strength to you with love so that you could guide me in my life .

14. Q and A
Answer :
The poet feels that he needs to remove bad thoughts from his heart. That he wants to be unaffected by both happiness and sorrow. He wants to show his love to god by helping others. He feels that he must not ignore the poor people . He wants help in not being afraid of powerful people who treat you badly. He believes that god will guide him , if he surrenders all his strength with love to god. The poet expresses noble feelings such as compassion, love, defiance against oppression. .