Let Me Be a Little Kinder

      Let me be a little kinder,
      Let me be a little blinder,
      To the faults about me
      Let me praise a little more.
      Let me be when I am weary,
      Just a little bit more cheery,
      Let me serve a little better
      Those that I am striving for,
      Let me be a little braver
      When temptation bids me waver,
      Let me strive a little harder
      To be all that I should be.
      Let me be a little meeker
      To a brother that is weaker,
      Let me think more of my neighbor
      And a little less of me.

                                    Anonymous