10 AUGUST 1918, Page 15

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.")

SIR,—In answer to your correspondent who is endeavouring to find some simple verses for a child's first prayers, may I suggest fbr morning prayers the following I'—

"Father, we thank Thee for the night And for the pleasant morning light, For rest and food and loving care. And all that makes the world so fair. Help us to do the thing we should, To be to others kind and good, In all we do, in all we say, To grow more loving every day."