Please be patient br Please be kind br Try to understand, br This little child so very young br Who's life is in your hand, br Is like an empty vessel br Waiting to be filled, br Like an empty plot of land br Longing to be tilled. br br As a page within a book br Is nought without the word, br As a song is meaningless br Until that song is heard, br So a child must have it's heart br Replete with all it needs br To live and love, and find it's way br Among these earthly weeds; br br Give your little girl your best, br Then let your heart be still, br Please be patient br Please be kind br In truth, I know you will.