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A CHILD'S PRAYER by SIEGFRIED SASSOON

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First Line: FOR MORN, MY DOME OF BLUE
Last Line: AND GUARD MY INNOCENCE FOR EVERMORE.
Subject(s): PRAYER; SOLDIERS' WRITINGS;
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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