A Prayer for our First Communicants

​Mother gentle, Mother mild,
Take me as your little child,
Into your maternal care. 
Shelter me forever there.

Help me every day to see,
What your son has done for me.
Let me ne'er indifferent be,
To the One who died for me.

Help me always to prepare
With great reverence and care
For the sacrament where He
Brings Himself to dwell in me.

Mother, help me always know,
That every day's a chance to grow.
Help me treasure every day,
And never throw my time away.

Help me be a light to shine,
On every heart, on every mind,
That when my Father calls me home
I won't be coming on my own
But bringing many souls besides
To see God's love and there abide.

O Mother tender, Mother Pure,
Make my love for Him endure,
Fortify my life with Grace,
That one day I shall see His face
And live for all eternity
In your blessed company, 
Praising and Adoring Him,
Our Lord, Our Saviour, God and King.


Amen.