Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A CHILD'S PRAYER, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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A CHILD'S PRAYER, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Make me, dear lord, polite and kind
Last Line: To help me now my toy to find?
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Prayer


I

Make me, dear Lord, polite and kind
To every one, I pray;
And may I ask you how you find
Yourself, dear Lord, to-day?

II

Lord, I have lost a toy
With which I love to play;
And as you were youself a boy
Of just my age to-day,
O Son of Mary, would you mind
To help me now my toy to find?





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