A Bedtime Prayer Lyrics - Lex Zaleta

If I should die 

Before I rise, 

I pray the Lord 

Give you my eyes. 

To see the world 

The way I do, 

To see what's right, 

To know what's true. 

To laugh at loss, 

To smile at pain; 

To stare them down 

And start again. 

To see the weak 

And see the poor, 

And find a way 

To give them more. 

To see when you 

Should charge ahead; 

To see when you 

Should wait instead. 

To watch for love, 

To sidestep hate; 

To be yourself, 

Not imitate. 

To see that God 

Is next to you, 

And that He sees 

All that you do -- 

Sees what I see 

When I see you. 

If I should die 

Before I rise, 

I pray the Lord 

Give you my eyes. 

If you should live 

For many days, 

I pray the Lord 

Will guide your ways. 

To keep your feet 

Upon the trail, 

To help you meet 

The test, not fail. 

To show you how 

A man should walk, 

And how his talk 

Should match his walk. 

To find your way 

Among the rocks, 

Around the doves, 

And past the hawks. 

Never driven 

By ticking clocks; 

Never shut out 

By man-made locks. 

Never to quit, 

Never to fail, 

Always nearer 

To your grail. 

Always gentle, 

Forever sweet; 

Finding the good 

In all you meet -- 

Including me -- 

On golden streets. 

If you should live 

For many days, 

I pray the Lord 

Will guide your ways.