To little children day by day
So prone myself to go astray? I teach them knowledge, but I know
How faint they flicker and how low
The candles of my knowledge glow. I teach them power to will and do,
But only now to learn anew
My own great weakness through and through. I teach them love for all mankind
And all God's creatures, but I find
My love comes lagging far behind. Lord, if their guide I still must be,
Oh, let the little children see
The teacher leaning hard on Thee.