Sonnet Five
Thanks be to God for faithful friends,
For cheerful company on the way
To raise a song or pray a prayer,
Or tell a story that transcends
The weary spirit that would stray,
Or drown hope’s vision in despair.
Christ has no body but that one
Made up of members such as we.
Each in our own distinctive role
That all his work on earth be done.
Praise him, my soul.