An old English prayer

TIME

I have just a little minute,

Only sixty seconds in it,

Just a tiny little minute,

Give account if I abuse it;

Forced upon me; can’t refuse it.

Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it.

But it’s up to me to use it.

I must suffer if I lose it;

But eternity is in it.

 

 

Give us Lord, a bit of sun,

A bit of work and a bit of fun.

Give us, in all struggle and sputter,

Our daily whole grain bread and food.

Give us health, our keep to make

And a bit to spare for others’ sake.

Give us too, a bit of song

And a tale and a book, to help us along.

Give us Lord, a chance to be

Our goodly best for ourselves and others

Until men learn to live as brothers in peace.

– An Old English Wise PrayerAn o