Ein Altes Gebet

Had I always sought Thy blessing,
All my sins to Thee confessing,
Lord, from Thee no thought concealing,
All in childlike faith revealing,
O then might I dread no morrow,
Gladness would dispel each sorrow.
If swift as light I took my flight
And left the earth behind me,
I ne'er could wander from Thy sight,
O Father, Thou wouldst find me.
And though I sleep in oceans deep
In realms unfathomed hide me
Thou o'er me faithful watch dost keep
Who dost protect and guide me.

--author unknown