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Poems (White)/Five Years Older

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4500331Poems — Five Years OlderJeannie Copes White
FIVE YEARS OLDER
Gracious Master, good and mild,
Gaze upon this little child,
Make him like unto Thee grow,
Always of Thy Spirit show;
Living steadfast in the right,
Always on Thy side to fight.
Give him light, something to do,
Teach him to be always true.