Thou Who Wast Once a Child

Thou who wast once a child

Thy child­ren pray to Thee

When e’er the day­light breaks

Where’er we be.

Throughout the bu­sy day

Preserve us

Lord

from sin

And when Heav’n’s morn­ing breaks

Oh

let us in.

In ev­ery dan­ger

Lord

To Thee we lift our cry;

Oh

hear on land or sea

And be Thou nigh.

When bright the light­nings flash

Keep us from wild alarm;

Let none who trust in Thee;

Fear pain or harm.

Thou who the night of sleep

And night of death hast known

Console us

when we weep

Our dead alone;

Guard us in sleep

in death

And grant at last that we

May wake in end­less light

Thy face to see.