A Child's Prayer

Portrait of Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon 1886–1967

For Morn, my dome of blue, For Meadows, green and gay, And Birds who love the twilight of the leaves, Let Jesus keep me joyful when I pray.

For the big Bees that hum And hide in bells of flowers; For the winding roads that come To Evening's holy door, May Jesus bring me grateful to his arms, And guard my innocence for evermore.

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