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Understanding the Poem
A.
The poem is a children's prayer to God to enable them to serve their country.
Complete the table given below by filling in Column A the virtues/qualities
that the children pray to God to bless them with and in Column B how these
virtues/qualities will help them in serving their nation.
Column A
Column B
stanza 2
Help us whenever we need Your We may build a world free of all
help
evils.
stanza 3
Teach us to be focussed,
responsible and firm in youth.
stanza 4
We may make a useful sacrifice to
bring freedom and dignity to the
individual.
stanza 5
Only You should be the judge of
our actions.
stanza 6
We may not harm the weak and
may provide solace to those in
misery
stanza 7
Teach us to seek happiness in
simplicity and nobility and to
learn forgiveness.
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I
Understanding the Poem
A.
The poem is a children's prayer to God to enable them to serve their country.
Complete the table given below by filling in Column A the virtues/qualities
that the children pray to God to bless them with and in Column B how these
virtues/qualities will help them in serving their nation.
Column A
Column B
stanza 2
Help us whenever we need Your We may build a world free of all
help
evils.
stanza 3
Teach us to be focussed,
responsible and firm in youth.
stanza 4
We may make a useful sacrifice to
bring freedom and dignity to the
individual.
stanza 5
Only You should be the judge of
our actions.
stanza 6
We may not harm the weak and
may provide solace to those in
misery
stanza 7
Teach us to seek happiness in
simplicity and nobility and to
learn forgiveness.