Child’s Morning Prayer
GLADLY now I ope my eyes
And from my little bed arise;
I thank thee, Lord, I've sweetly slept,
And through the night been safely kept;
From thoughts and actions wrong, this day
O keep, dear Lord, thy child, I pray;
And as I older grow,
Teach me thy will to know. Amen.
CHERISH kindly feelings, children,
Nurse them in your heart;
Don't forget to take them with you
When from home you start.
In the schoolroom, in the parlor,
At your work or play,
Kindly thoughts and kindly feelings
Cherish every day.
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LITTLE children have a mission,
And there's work for each to do;
Little hands can help the mother,
Little hearts be brave and true.
Idle hands are oft in mischief,
Selfish hearts are not at rest;
Do your work to bless another,
And your work shall make you blest.
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"Where bears and wolves, no longer wild,
Obey the leading of a child;
Where lions with the oxen eat,
And dust shall be the serpent's meat.