Heap high the board with plenteous cheer
And gather to the feast
And toast the sturdy pilgrim band
Whose courage never ceased.

Give praise to that All-Gracious One
By whom their steps were led;
And thanks unto the harvest's Lord
Who sends our daily bread.

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Note: Alice Williams Brotherton was an American author of poetry, essays, reviews, children's stories, and lyrics. Many of her poems were set to music in the United States and in England.