"An Old English Prayer"

"Give us Lord, a bit o´sun,

A bit o´work and a bit of fun,

Give us in all the struggle and splutter,

Our daily bread and a bit o´butter,

Give us health, our keep to make

And a bit to spare for other´s sake.

Give us, too, a bit of song,

And a tale and a book to help us along,

Give us Lord, a chance to be

Our goodly best, brave, wise and free,

Our goodly best, for ourselves and others

Till all men learn to live as brothers."