Lord, who am I to show the way
To little children day by day,
Myself so prone to go astray ?
I teach them wisdom, but I know
How paint it flickers, and how low
The candles of my knowledge glow.
I teach them love for all mankind
And all God’s children ; then I find
My own love lagging far behind.
Lord, if their guide I still must be,
O let these little children see
Their teacher leaning hard on Thee !
The Origin of the Organic World – Part One