Poems by Felicia Dorothea Browne/A Prayer

by Felicia Hemans

For works with similar titles, see Prayer.

A PRAYER.

Oh! God, my father and my friend,
Ever thy blessings to me send;
Let me have virtue for my guide,
And wisdom always at my side;
Thus cheerfully thro' life I'll go,
Nor ever feel the sting of woe;
Contented with the humblest lot,
Happy, tho' in the meanest cot.
F. D. B. aged 9.