Teach Your Children Well

She often spoke of her past and the mistake she had made The shadow that it cast in allowing herself to so be swayed She had lamented it so often as even the tears still flowed In telling those young women, it was reality that showed That was the easy part, standing up there telling her story In just speaking from her heart for the sake of God's Glory But when she was alone they were the toughest times of all Even in His Light Shone she couldn't forgive her own fall There again in front of a crowd the tears welling in her eyes Her voice echoing so loud in now so clearly seeing those lies Seeing all those young faces and all that might have been For in Gods Grace perhaps another might avoid such a sin So there again she'd stand this time it was the ninth grade Working with God's Hand helping the one who had strayed As they stood to leave out with a new thought on their mind But at least where was once doubt the truth they can now find