The S. Matthew Edition, No. 977
........HEART of the Holy Child
........Hide me in thee,
........Purest and undefiled
........Purify me.
........Joy of my earthly life,
........Far from sin and passions rife,
........Troubling this world of strife,
........Keep me with thee.
........Sweet Child of Bethlehem,
........Open thine heart,
........Lessons from Nazareth
........Deign to impart;
........Mary and Joseph dear
........Let us be to Jesus near,
........With you we shall not fear
........From him to part.
........................-Author unknown
