The child

Guard your lips when a child is near;
For children repeat the things they hear.
Let no ugly tones be heard.....
No carefless talk, no vulgar word.....
For it is wicked and a sin
To mar the innocence within by language worse and unrefined.
That leaves the mark upon the mind.

Little ears are listening.
Little ears catch everything.
Control your feelings - check your tongue....
In the hearing of the young.......
God sends a littel one to you as fresh and sweet as morning dew.
So let your speech be pure and mild in the presence of a child.