The children advanced, and joy was born,
With the sweetness of Heaven’s breath.
They turned and climbed to the lower berth,
Just over the passage from mine;
And there my ears caught the wisdom of earth,
And the faith from Jehovah’s shrine:
“Now I lay me down to sleep;
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.”
The Tots that Turned the Tide.
Photo by the Author.