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To an Altar Server St. John Berchmann

To an Altar Server
To be Christ's page at the altar, To serve Him freely there, Where even the angels falter, Bowed low in reverent prayer. To touch the throne most holy, To hand the gifts for the feast, To see Him meekly, lowdy, Descend at the word of the priest. To hear man's poor petition, to sound the silver bell, When He in sweet submission, Comes down with us to dwell. No grander mission surely Could saints or men enjoy; No heart should love more purely, Than yours, my altar server. God bless you, lad, forever, And keep you in His care, And guard you that you never Belie the robes you wear. For white bespeaks untainted A heart both tried and true; And red tells love the sainted And holy martyrs knew. Throughtout life, then, endeavor God's
graces to employ;
And be in heart forever A holy altar server. St. John Berchmann, Patron of Altar Servers