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 She knelt, put up her little hands, "Our Father up in heaven," She sweetly said, "for Jesus' sake, let father be forgiven; Have mercy, blessed Savior, wash all his sins away, And send thy Holy Spirit to teach him how to pray."

That father rose in penitence, sweet thoughts within him stirred, A yearning, warm desire to hear from God's own Word Those precious truths she thus had lisped in accents sweet and mild; He placed the Bible in her hand; "Take this and read my child."

She read the holy Book, and, at that midnight hour, God sent his blessed Spirit to seal it home with power; Those sweet words of the loving John, that "all who look may live," He heard, and said, "Dear Mary, can Jesus now forgive?"