Lord, who ordainest for mankind
Benignant toils and tender cares
We thank Thee for the ties that bind
The mother to the child she bears
We thank Thee for the hopes that rise
Within her heart, as day by day
The dawning soul, from those young eyes
Looks with a clearer, steadier ray
And, grateful for the blessing given
With that dear infant on her knee
She trains the eye to look to heaven
The voice to lisp a prayer to Thee
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Such thanks the blessed Mary gave
When from her lap the Holy Child
Sent from on high to seek and save
The lost of earth, looked up and smiled
All Gracious! grant to those who bear
A mother's charge the strength and light
To guide the feet that own their care
In ways of love and truth and right
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