O Mary maid, at eventide.
To Jewry, to that far-off land,
Erstwhile there came a little Child;
You led Him softly by the hand,
He was so very small and mild.
Like us, He could not find his way,
Although He was Our Lord, the King;
And so we beg we may not stray,
Nor do a sad or foolish thing.
Teach us the prayer that Jesus said,