O! may God keep thee from guile and from sin;
May this voice of warning fall sweet on thine ear.
May He give thee a heart to love cleanness within
And all His commandments so priceless to hear.
Thus may Christ keep thee, my darling, my child;
Making thee humble and patient and mild;
Tuning thy harp for the realms of the blest:
O there meet me, darling, in Heaven to rest!
I give thee to Jesus, my dear little one.
To the kind Shepherd’s care I commit thee in love.