O, wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion.

O, wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us An' ev'n Devotion

ah the power that gift would give us, to see ourselves as others see us.

To see ourselves as others see us!

Dreams that men can be good,
Faith to live as we should and know we're all connected,
We give ourselves the power

To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.

To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift.

I want people to see their own power.

We are like a wishing well
And a bolt of electricity

Not what we wish, but what we want,
Oh, let thy grace supply!

...but come bad chance
And wee joyne to it our strength
And wee teach it art and length
It selfe o'er us to advance.

Now we have lit a candle to the power
Of atoms; now we know we're heirs of light
Itself...

What a gift we are to us!

To work upon the world of created things and to magnify darkness or light, as we choose, to glorify good or evil, as we choose, to exalt love or hate, as we choose … The power is the gift but the choice is always ours.