Why I'M Glad

I'M glad I have a wife at home That's patient, kind and true; I 'm glad a little tot of three At home waits for me, too; I 'm glad that I can see them both, And hear them when they speak, I 'm glad that every night I feel Their kisses on my cheek. I 'm glad that I am well and strong, I 'm glad that I can walk And breathe the morning Springtime air, I 'm glad that I can talk; I 'm glad that I have friends who smile A greeting when I come, And I am glad that I can be Each day a friend to some. I 'm glad that I have work to do, And splendid books to read, I 'm glad that I can sleep at night, I 'm glad that I've a creed Sustaining me in times of woe, That soothes me when I grieve; And I am glad that there 's a God In Whom I still believe. I 'm glad that I can laugh and sing, I 'm glad that I can play; I 'm even glad that I can eat Three hearty meals a day. I 'm glad that life is as it is, I 'm glad my wants are small, I 'm glad for, oh, so many things, I cannot name them all.