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O Great Spirit,
Whose voice
I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me! I am small and weak,
I need your strength
and wisdom.
Let Me Walk In Beauty,
and
make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make My Hands respect the things
you have made
and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make Me Wise
so that I may
understand the things you have taught my people.
Let Me Learn the lessons you have
hidden in every leaf and rock.
I Seek Strength,
not to be
greater than my brother,
but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.
Make Me Always Ready to come to
you with clean hands and straight eyes.
So When Life Fades,
as the
fading sunset,
my spirit may come to you without shame.
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Chief Yellow Lark, Lakota Tribe
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