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A CHILD'S PRAYER [OR, HYMN] by MATILDA BARBARA BETHAM-EDWARDS

First Line: GOD, MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE LIGHT
Last Line: IN ALL HIS WONDROUS WAYS.
Subject(s): PRAYER;
God, make my life a little light
Within the world to glow;
A little flame that burneth bright,
Wherever I may go.

God, make my life a little flower
That giveth joy to all,
Content to bloom in native bower,
Although the place be small.

God, make my life a little song
That comforteth the sad;
That helpeth others to be strong,
And makes the singer glad.

God, make my life a little staff
Whereon the weak may rest,
That so what health and strength I have
May serve my neighbors best.

God, make my life a little hymn
Of tenderness and praise;
Of faith that never waxeth dim.
In all His wondrous ways.



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