The Recruit
THE RECRUIT BY HONORE DE BALZAC Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICATION To my dear Albert Marchand de la Ribellerie.
2.
The morning bright
With rosy light
Has waked me from my sleep;
Father, I own
Thy love alone
Thy little one doth keep.
All through the day,
I humbly pray,
Be Thou my Guard and Guide;
My sins forgive
And let me live,
Blest Jesus, near Thy side. Amen.
3.
Now I raise me up from sleep,
I thank the Lord who did me keep,
All through the night; and to Him pray
That He may keep me through the day.
All which for Jesus' sake, I say. Amen.
THE RECRUIT BY HONORE DE BALZAC Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley DEDICATION To my dear Albert Marchand de la Ribellerie.