William Leigh

 " WILLIAM LEIGH'S PRAYER "

TEACH ME, O LORD, THAT 60 MINUTES MAKE AN HOUR.

16 OUNCES MAKE A POUND, AND 100 CENTS MAKE A DOLLAR

HELP MT TO LIVE THAT I CAN LIE DOWN AT NIGHT WITH A CLEAR

CONSCIENCE. WITH OUT A GUN UNDER MY PILLOW, AND UN HAUNTED

BY THE FACES OF THOSE I MAY HAVE CAUSED PAIN.

DEFEND ME TO THE JINGLES OF TAINTED MONEY, BLIND ME TO THE

FAULTS OF OTHERS, BUT REVEAL MY OWN FAULTS TO ME.

GUIDE ME SO THAT WHEN I LOOK ACROSS THE DINNER TABLE AT MY

WIFE, WHO HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO ME, I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO

CONCEAL.

AND WHEN COMES THE DAY OF DARKENED SHADES AND THE SMELL OF

FLOWERS. THE THREAD OF SOFT FOOTSTEPS AND THE CRUNCH OF

WHEELS IN THE YARD, MAY THE MINISTER HAVE AN EASY SUBJECT FOR

THE SERMON, MAY THE CEREMONY BE SHORT, AND THE EPIPHANY SIMPLE.

HERE LIES A REAL MAN

WRITTEN BY; William Leigh