For Morn, my dome of blue,
For Meadows, green and gay,
And Birds who love the twilight of the leaves,
Let Jesus keep me joyful when I pray.
For the big Bees that hum
And hide in bells of flowers;
For the winding roads that come
To Evening's holy door,
May Jesus bring me grateful to his arms,
And guard my innocence for evermore.
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Confirmed with Siegfried Sassoon, THE OLD HUNTSMAN and other poems, William Heinemann, London, 1918, page 80
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Pour le Matin, ma voûte bleue,
Pour les Prairies, vertes et gaies,
Et les Oiseaux qui aiment le demi-jour des feuilles,
Que Jésus me garde en joie quand je prie.
Pour les grosses Abeilles qui bourdonnent
Et se cachent dans les cloches des fleurs ;
Pour les routes sinueuses qui arrivent
À la sainte porte du Soir,
Que Jésus m'accueille reconnaissant dans ses bras,
Et garde à jamais mon innocence.