PRAYER FOR MY SON

Lord, as I watch this little lamb

I ask you first to shepherd me

Since as Thy wayward sheep I am

As prone to wandering as he'll be.

Help us to feed among Thy sheep

Where both of us will know Thy care;

Protect us, water us, and keep

Our footsteps from the lion's lair.

But he himself will need to learn

The way his Shepherd had to go

And in his heart himself discern

The reason for his Shepherd's woe.

Help him to learn the Shepherd's voice

And follow in the Shepherd's way

Till he will constantly rejoice

In what his Shepherd has to say.

And bring him safely home at last

Secure eternally from harm

Where no wolves roam and no winds blast

Within the shelter of Thine arm.

The little lamb is now taller than me.