Child’s Morning Prayer


GLADLY now I ope my eyes 

And from my little bed arise; 

I thank thee, Lord, I've sweetly slept, 

And through the night been safely kept; 

From thoughts and actions wrong, this day 

O keep, dear Lord, thy child, I pray; 

And as I older grow, 

Teach me thy will to know. Amen.



CHERISH kindly feelings, children,

Nurse them in your heart; 

Don't forget to take them with you

When from home you start. 

In the schoolroom, in the parlor,

At your work or play, 

Kindly thoughts and kindly feelings

Cherish every day.


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LITTLE children have a mission,

And there's work for each to do; 

Little hands can help the mother,

Little hearts be brave and true. 

Idle hands are oft in mischief,

Selfish hearts are not at rest; 

Do your work to bless another,

And your work shall make you blest.


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"Where bears and wolves, no longer wild,

Obey the leading of a child; 

Where lions with the oxen eat,

And dust shall be the serpent's meat.