The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PRAYER

INFANT JESUS, BLESS ME.
KEEP ME CLOSE TO YOU.
I WANT TO PLEASE YOU, JESUS,
IN EVERYTHING I DO.
BE NEAR ME, LITTLE JESUS,
IN MY WORK AND PLAY.
HELP ME LOVE YOU, JESUS,
MORE AND MORE EACH DAY.

Submitter comment: HERE IS A PRAYER THAT MY GRANDPA TAUGHT TO MY DAD. WHEN I TURNED
THREE YEARS OLD, MY DAD SAT ME ON HIS LAP AND TAUGHT THIS PRAYER
TO ME. IT HAS BEEN A SPECIAL PRAYER TO MY FAMILY FOR YEARS. IT
HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FIRST PRAYER THAT THE CHILDREN LEARNED.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS

Date learned: 00-00-1969