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HERE, IN PRIMARY

"SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME"
I HAVE COME TO REALIZE
JUST WHAT THESE WORDS MEAN

YOU START OUT WITH THE NURSERY
LITTLE BABES SO SMALL
BUT IF YOU COULD SEE THEIR SPIRITS
OH, LOOK HOW "TALL, TALL, TALL"!

WHAT ABOUT THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE
THE FOUR AND FIVE YEAR OLDS THEY ARE
ASK THEM AND THEY'LL STAR TO SING
"I AM LIKE A STAR"
THEN, ADD THEM WITH THESE OTHER KIDS
AND SOON THEY'RE
C-T-R

THIS FINAL GROUP IS FOR THE CHILDREN
AGES NINE, TEN AND ELEVEN
THEY STAND FOR TRUTH
THEY STAND FOR RIGHT
THEY ARE WHOM WE CALL VALIANT

I THINK OF THE EXAMPLE THEY SET FOR ME
AND REALIZE WHAT I HOPE TO BE

I, TOO, WANT TO "CHOOSE THE RIGHT"
AND SHINE LIKE A STAR IN THE SKY
TO FEEL THE SON'S WARMTH IN MY HEART
AND SEE HIS IMAGE IN MINE EYES

AN INSTRUMENT IN HIS HANDS
THAT'S WHAT I WILL BE
AS I TEACH GOD'S CHILDREN
HERE, IN PRIMARY

By: Cheryl D. Solis

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