Grant to little children
Visions bright of thee;
Guard the sailors tossing
On the deep blue sea.
Comfort every sufferer
Watching late in pain;
Those who plan some evil
From their sin restrain.
Through the long night-watches
May thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Watching round my bed.
When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise
Pure and fresh and sinless
In thy holy eyes.
Glory to the Father,
Glory to the Son,
And to thee, blessed Spirit,
Whilst all ages run. AMEN.
SABINE BARING-GOULD
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CHILDREN'S FAVORITE STORIES
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HANSEL AND GRETEL
Many years ago, a woodcutter and his wife, with their two children,
Hansel and Gretel, lived upon the outskirts of a dense wood. They were
very poor, so that when a famine fell upon the land, and bread became
dear, they could no longer afford to buy sufficient food for the whole
family.
One night, as the poor man lay tossing on his hard bed, he cried aloud
in his grief and anguish:
"Alas! what will become of us? How can I feed my hungry little ones
when we have no food for ourselves?"
"Listen to me, good-man," answered his wife, who was stepmother to the
children.
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