Our child­ren, Lord, in faith and pray­er,
We now de­vote to Thee;
Let them Thy co­ve­nant mer­cies share,
And Thy sal­va­tion see.

Such help­less babes Thou didst em­brace,
While dwell­ing here be­low;
To us and ours, O God of grace,
The same com­pas­sion show.

In ear­ly days their hearts se­cure,
From world­ly snares, we pray;
O let them to the end en­dure
In ev­ery right­eous way.