Suffer Little Children

Suffer Little Children

Suffer Little Children Your children are your greatest treasure And may be your least protected They are the most demanding of God's creatures And sometimes the least appreciative. They are an unending source of joy and pain Often in equal measure They may drive you to distraction But come what may They are the reason you keep battling Through day after day Because when your journey here is over They are the only real legacy You will leave behind

When your child is small you feel needed You protect and nuture the child as you would a young safling And as the safling begins to blossom and grow much as you admire the sprouting of its branches You know you must prune them to give direction and strength in the growing So true is the child

When like the tree your child comes of age Rejoice and let pride fill your cup Have no regrets over the passing of time And fear not that the needing is over As the years roll by There will be times when he  Will need your wisdom From the strength and support you once gave so freely At times you will need from him But an undying love for one another Is the need that will never fade away.

Dear God of many Names, Protect your children tonight wherever they are sleeping And let them know the world does not have to be like this Place a kiss upon their foreheads And remind them oh so gently That there are reasons to be hopeful And reasons for them to dream beautiful dreams. Amen Ron Atchison

Roma Downey, Irish-born actress, gained wide popularity as Mona, the angel on CBS's highly-rated TV series Touched By An Angel. In 1999, Downey lent her voice and angelic image to Healing Angel, an album of ancient Celtic texts, backed by producer, flutist and pianist, Phil Coulter's similarly-inspired playing.  "Suffer Little Children" is on this album.

"Suffer Little Children" Performed by Roma Downey and Phil Coulter

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