I prayed, at first, a little Girl,

I prayed, at first, a little Girl,
Because they told me to --
But stopped, when qualified to guess
How prayer would sound[^a1]feel -- to me --

[^a1: sound | sound]

If I supposed[^a2]believed God looked around,
Each time my Childish eye
Fixed full, and steady, on his own
In solemn --[^a3]Childish honesty --

[^a2: supposed | supposed]

[^a3: solemn -- | solemn --]

And told him what I'd like, today,
And parts of his far plan T
hat baffled me --
The further[^a4]under --[^a5]mingled side
Of his Divinity

[^a4: further | further]

[^a5: under -- | under --]

And often since, in Danger, I
count the force 'twould be
To have a God so strong as that
To hold the light[^a6]my life for me

[^a6: the light | the light]

Till I could Catch my[^a7]take the Balance
That slips so easy[^a8]tips so frequent, now,
It takes me all the while to poise --
It isn't steady -- tho'[^a9]And then -- it does'nt stay --

[^a7: Catch my | Catch my]

[^a8: slips so easy | slips so easy]

[^a9: It isn't steady -- tho' | It isn't steady -- tho']