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"O thou darling dear!..."
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O thou darling dear!
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Turn thy face toward the Supreme Kingdom and
chant thou this commune:
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O Thou Pure God! I am a little child; make Thou
the bosom of Thy Gift a dear resting-place of comfort,
suffer me to grow and be nurtured with the honey
and the milk of Thy love and train me under the breast
of Thy knowledge; bestow Thou freedom while in a
state of childhood and grant Thou excellence!
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O Thou Incomparable One! Make me the confident
of the Kingdom of the Unseen! Verily, Thou
art the Mighty and the Powerful!
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O Unequalled Lord!
[A prayer for children.]
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For this helpless child be a Protector; for this weak
and sinful one be kind and forgiving.
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O Creator! Although we are but useless grass, still
we are of Thy garden; though we are but young trees,
bare of leaves and blossoms, still we are of Thy
orchard; therefore, nourish this grass with the rain
of Thy county; refresh and vivify these young, languishing
trees with the breeze of Thy spiritual springtime.
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Awaken us, enlighten us, sustain us, give us eternal
life and accept us into Thy Kingdom!
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