THE SOUL'S AWAKENING
By James Sant (1820- )
| "Can a little child like me, Thank the Father fittingly? Yes, oh, yes,--be good and true, Patient, kind in all you do, Love the Lord and do your part, Learn to say with all your heart,-- Father, we thank Thee; Father in heaven, we thank Thee." |
| --Mary Mapes Dodge |
| Loving Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child. Make me gentle as Thou art, Come and live within my heart. Take my childish hand in Thine, Guide these little feet of mine, And the world shall ever see Christ, the holy child, in me. AMEN. |
| Lord, though Thy home is in the sky, Thou art not far away; Thou lookest down with loving eye When little children pray. We thank Thee for Thy tender care, And for Thy precious love, For all the beauty Thou hast made Of earth and heaven above. AMEN. |
| Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night. Through the darkness be Thou near me; Keep me safe till morning light. All this day Thy hand has led me, And I thank Thee for Thy care; Thou hast warmed me, clothed and fed me, Listen to my evening prayer. Let my sins be all forgiven, Bless the friends I love so well; Take us all at last to heaven, Happy there with Thee to dwell. AMEN. |
| My Father in heaven, I thank Thee for my many blessings. I love Thee very much. Help me to love Thee more and to obey Thee better. Forgive all my sins, I pray Thee. Give me good thoughts. Give me understanding. Bless all my friends and keep them and me, both now and forever. AMEN. |
| --By courtesy of the Clarke School, Northampton, Mass. |
| A CHILD'S GRACE |
Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit. AMEN. |
| --Robert Burns. |