another pair of tiny hands   to lay beneath the clay   slumbering little baby eyes   to wake another day   oh god of heav'n, come guard this bed   and let this angel sleep   'til earth is pure for tiny hands   and safe for tiny feet      a wondrous little baby smile   the hope of things to be   born to face the troubled world   for a moment and then set free   oh god of heav'n, take hate from man   'til lambs and lions feed   and make earth pure for tiny hands   and safe for tiny feet      tiny hands   angel hands   perfect hands   blamless hands   lifeless hands   resting in the night   waiting for the light   when life will follow      oh god of heav'n, send christ again   bringing his reign of peace   let earth turn pure for tiny hands   and safe for tiny feet      then give back my child to me