Dear Child Jesus,Dear Child as small as I!In my own wayI want to sayA little, sweet good-bye.Dear Child Jesus,The day with Thee Is through for me.I pray Thee keepMe safe in sleep,And that I dream of Thee.Dear Child Jesus,How sweet the dream would be!If in the nightThe lovely sightOf Thee appeared to me.
You are ushering in another day, untouched and freshly new So here I come to ask You, God,if You'll renew me, too, Forgive the many errors that I made yesterday And let me try again, dear God, to walk closer in thy way... But, Father, I am well aware I can't make it on my own So take my hand and hold it tight For I can't walk alone!
We give Thee thanksfor all Thy benefits,O Almighty God,Who lives and reigns forever,and may the Souls of the faithful departed,Through the mercy of Godrest in peace.Amen.