Linden Harp ‎#20b

20b. Learn to pray

1 Wake, little child, the morn is gay,
The air is fresh and cool;
But pause awhile, and kneel to pray,
Before you go to merry play,
Before you go to school.

2 Kneel down and speak the holy words:
God loves your simple prayer
Above the sweet songs of the birds,
The bleating of the gentle herds,
The flowers that scent the air.

3 And when the quiet evenings come,
And dew-drops wet the sod,
When bats and owls begin to roam,
And flocks and herds are driven home,
Then kneel in prayer to God.

4 Because you need him, day and night,
To shield you with his arm;
To help you always to do right,
To feed your soul and give it light,
And keep you safe from harm.

Text Information

• First Line: Wake, little child, the morn is gay
• Title: Learn to pray
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1855
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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