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: @+ l9 i7 c5 e( U. k, VEvery single evening + V% Z6 G! T+ |$ M* M# L7 {% c m3 |
As I'm lying here in bed, / k7 ~: O/ W9 `# e# ]/ G
This tiny little Prayer
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9 `7 G1 F' [# e: H4 @+ _God bless all my family - q' ^1 {. Z/ M1 f) R
Wherever they may be, 6 ^. h6 k- ~* ] a' i4 l4 g7 b9 B* Y
Keep them warm
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For they're so close to me. 4 h: ~5 W+ V& u. d
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And God, there is one more thing ( {- o) J* x: B! Z n2 M
I wish that you could do;
" s; M/ T y+ d5 o4 P: [Hope you don't mind me asking,
4 w2 o1 W* k% A4 j+ R7 s; R* PPlease bless my computer too.
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Now I know that it's unusual $ l+ \5 B5 g: H
To Bless a motherboard,
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While I explain it to you, Lord. : C- h; w2 D/ d2 [
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You see, that little metal box
) j, x4 G( _8 M d% |7 cHolds more than odds and ends; , {4 u3 V! \1 \- W! U) I) n
Inside those small compartments
5 K2 |2 L# w" j) K' W9 zRest so many of my friends. ' J4 p7 I! S; d# b$ c# k U& a
/ J2 U' \& R1 {I know so much about them & s g B9 T, ~% a
By the kindness that they give,
F5 o% u: U0 rAnd this little scrap of metal
" F) a, p1 f8 g& s6 YTakes me in to where they live. ' i& O+ T0 J8 U" a
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By faith is how I know them
" K9 N5 s1 D) O7 KMuch the same as you.
$ z' v( n, m S, {) B- g2 D; hWe share in what life brings us
$ ]( k8 p9 g9 {" {; s8 v# OAnd from that our friendships grew.
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- ?4 ~% U4 j) P4 R, mPlease take an extra minute 8 M8 T4 E$ e" h# a' z) f
From your duties up above, 3 R) [3 S. z9 X. _2 r: d
To bless those in my address book
6 A5 c. {$ w% [) S( W$ P" [$ `" qThat's filled with so much love.
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Wherever else this prayer may reach
d% d9 a9 s9 F! cTo each and every friend,
$ A7 ~8 _+ {7 }Bless each e-mail inbox $ o; o- Q5 T* K0 u8 f6 _7 ~$ l
And each person who hits 'send'.
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1 C# b7 z- }8 P5 H7 P) sWhen you update your Heavenly list
, c- e; J. ?# @' q+ P* Z( gOn your own Great CD-ROM,
3 m* E0 k+ e# A1 M$ F3 O2 F9 I% X4 MBless everyone who says this prayer ' }9 b4 j+ i3 R
Sent up to GOD.Com
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