LORD, MAKE A REGULAR MAN OUT OF ME

This I would like to be - braver and bolder, Just a bit wiser because I am older, Just a bit kinder to those I may meet, Just a bit manlier taking defeat; This is for the New Year my wish and my plea- Lord, make a regular man out of me.

This I would like to be - just a bit finer, More of a smiler and less of a whiner, Just a bit quicker to stretch out my hand Helping another who's struggling to stand, This is my prayer for the New Year to be, Lord make a regular man out of me.

This I would like to be - just a bit fairer, Just a bit better, just a bit squarer, Not quite so ready to centure and blame, Quicker to help every man in the game, Not quite so eager men's failing to see, Lord, make a regular man out of me.

This I would like to be - just a bit truer, Less of the wisher and more of the doer,, Broader and bigger, more willing to give, Living and helping my neighbor to live! This for the New Year my prayer and my plea Lord, make a regular man out of me.

EDGAR A. GUEST

DON says: Good old Edgar! He was a great poet and philosopher. He could get to the root of the matter, to get us to smarten up and look for a better outlook on life.