Poems (Louisa Blake)/Hymn

For works with similar titles, see Hymn.
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HYMN, WRITTEN TO BE SUNG BY THE CHILDREN OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL.
To thee, O God of life and light!This little band would now unite,With cheerful, joyful voice to raiseTheir morning hymn of prayer and praise:
Of praise that unto thee may riseThe pure heart's thanks, as sacrifice;Of prayer, that they may ever bringBefore thy throne this offering.
Here may each young and untried heartBe fitted to bear well its part;Here may a light be shed whose rayShall guide them on their future way.
Religion's light!—whose beams shall shineBrightly when clouds of grief combine,Shall keep them from pollution free,Where'er their onward path may be.
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And when together here no moreTheir hymn of grateful praise they pour,Still may their spirits oft ascend,And at thy throne in worship blend.
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