I do not ask riches for my children,
Nor even recognition for their skill;
I only ask that Thou wilt give them
A heart completely yielded to thy Will.
I do not ask for wisdom for my children
Beyond discernment of Thy grace;
I only ask that Thou wilt use them
In Thine own appointed place.
I do not seek for favor for my children
To seat them on Thy left hand or Thy right;
But may they join the throng in heaven
That sing before Thy Throne so bright.
I do not seek perfection in my children,
For then my own faults I would hide;
I only ask that we might walk together
And serve our Saviour Side by Side.
—Selected