The Child's Appeal
I am the Child
All the world waits for my coming
All the earth watches with interest to see
what I shall become.
Civilization hands in the balance,
For what I am, the world of tomorrow will be.
I am the Child,
I have come into your world, about which I know nothing.
Why I came I know not;
How I came I know not,
I am curious; I am interested.
I am the Child.
You hold in your hand my destiny.
You determine largely, whether I shall succeed or fail.
Give me, I pray you, those things that make for happiness.
Train me, I beg you, that I may be a blessing to the world.
Mamie Gene Cole 