Has said his nightly prayer to Thee.
Before his eyes were closed in sleep
He asked that Thou his soul would keep.
And I still kneeling at his bed,
My hand upon his tousled head,
Do ask with deep humility
That Thou, dear Lord, remember me.
Make me, kind Lord, a worthy dad,
That I may lead this little lad
In pathways ever fair and bright
That I may keep his steps aright.
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| My Father, Ed Barr -JB |
O God, his trust must never be
Destroyed or ever marred by me.
So, for the simple things he prayed,
With childish voice so unafraid
I trembling ask the same from Thee
Dear Lord, kind Lord, remember me.
(“A Father’s Prayer,” anonymous)
