 | FALLEN BY THE WAY. Water-drops |  |
40. FALLEN BY THE WAY.
From the parent's fond protection,
From his pleasant native glen,
Youth, with reckless spirit hasteth
To the crowded haunts of men:
Hidden snares and tempters meet him,
Lo! he falleth by the way:
Kneel and raise him,—kneel and raise him,
He hath fallen by the way.
Full of pride, and self-reliance,
With a warrior's haughty eye,
Dauntless, to the world's encounter,
Manhood in his strength went by:
Foes in ambush gather'd round him,
He hath fallen by the way:
Kneel and warn him,—kneel and aid him,
He hath fallen by the way.
Heavenly Father! Thou who knowest
All the weakness of the breast,
All the sorrow of the lowest,
All the frailties of the best,—
From his pleasant native glen,
Youth, with reckless spirit hasteth
To the crowded haunts of men:
Hidden snares and tempters meet him,
Lo! he falleth by the way:
Kneel and raise him,—kneel and raise him,
He hath fallen by the way.
Full of pride, and self-reliance,
With a warrior's haughty eye,
Dauntless, to the world's encounter,
Manhood in his strength went by:
Foes in ambush gather'd round him,
He hath fallen by the way:
Kneel and warn him,—kneel and aid him,
He hath fallen by the way.
Heavenly Father! Thou who knowest
All the weakness of the breast,
All the sorrow of the lowest,
All the frailties of the best,—
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Teach us, for our erring brethren,
With a humbled soul to pray;
Deign to help them,—deign to save them,
They have fallen by the way.
With a humbled soul to pray;
Deign to help them,—deign to save them,
They have fallen by the way.
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