XXI.—The Child's Complaint.
1Why should I love my sports so well,
so constant at my play,
And lose the thoughts of heaven and hell,
and then forget to pray?
2What do I read my Bible for,
but, Lord, to learn thy will?
And shall I learn to know thee more,
and less obey thee still?
3How senseless is my heart and wild!
how vain are all my thoughts!
Pity the weakness of a child,
and pardon all my faults.
4Make me thy heav'nly voice to hear,
and let me love to pray,
Since God will lend a gracious ear
to what a child can say.