Father I have knowledge,

So will you show me now

How to use it wisely

And find a way somehow

To make the world I live in

A little better place,

And make life with its problems

A bit easier to face…



Grant me faith and courage

And put purpose in my days

And show me how to serve Thee

In the most effective ways

So all my education

My knowledge and my skill

May find their true fulfillment

As I learn to do Thy will…



And may I ever be aware

In everything I do

That knowledge comes from learning

And wisdom comes from you.

- Helen Steiner Rice