Teach the Young

It’s not the voices of the great

That touch us to the core.
Instead it’s those voices we know
That move us to be more.
 
The famed may speak words rich and wise,
But those we listen to
Are the voices we love the best,
Those we trust to be true. 
 
Especially the little ones
Who learn to say and do
All that they should know in this life
By, each day, watching you.
 
Speak gently to the little ones,
Who walk with you each day,
And teach them what they need to know
So they don’t lose their way.
 
Teach them to be kind when they should
And help out when they can.
Teach them to love and praise the Lord
And serve their fellow man.
 
Speak of the Lord and all His Grace,
Be sure they hear your voice,
For it is you they’ll listen to
When they must make their choice.
 
Proverbs 22:6
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.