Thanksgiving Prayer

 Thanksgiving Prayer
by Mary Caroline Merrick

Dear God:
I thank you for each lovely tree
That spreads its cooling shade for me.
I thank you for the mountains grand
That rise above our wondrous land.

I thank you for the noisy sea,
For winds that blow so wild and free.
I thank you for the silver sands,
For rocks whereon the lighthouse stands.

I thank you for each golden day,
With time for study, work and play.
I thank you for the still, cool night,
And for the pale moon's silvery light.

I thank you for my darling mother,
For Sister and for baby Brother.
For Daddy dear, so kind and strong,
And for this home where I belong.

I thank you, oh, for everything,
For quiet lake and bubbling spring.
For sun and dew and fragrant sod,
I thank you for my life, dear God.

General Prayers For Little Children

First Prayer

Though, dearest Lord, you dwell on high,

You hear all children when they cry;

Then view me with a smiling face,

And ever guide me by your grace.

For Jesus' sake my sins forgive,

And for your glory may I live;

O make me lowly, pure in heart,

Then take me home where you are. Amen.

Second Prayer

My Savior, who is meek and mild,

Look down and see a little child,

Obedient at your footstool stay,

And help me by your grace to pray.

Teach me to understand your word,

And wash me in your precious blood.

A faithful lamb I want would be;

Assist me, Lord, to look to thee. Amen.

Third Prayer

Lord, look upon a little child,

By nature sinful, rude and wild;

Oh! let your grace descend on me,

And make me all I ought to be.

Make me your child, a child of God,

Washed in the Savior's precious blood,

And my whole heart set free from sin,

A little vessel full of Christ within;

A star of early dawn and bright,

Shining within your sacred light;

A beam of grace to all around,

A little spot of hallowed ground.

Dear Savior, take me to your breast,

And bless me that I may be blest;

Both when I wake, and when I sleep,

Your little lamb in safety keep. Amen.