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,,god ,,d ,i ,,put ,,my ,,tru/4    ,,"m1
 :at did ! psalmi/ mean :5 he said1     
',pres]ve me1 ,o ,god6  = 9 ,!e d ,i put
 my tru/8'    ,d y rememb] ! little girl
 we saw walk+ ) h] fa!r 9 !  woods la/  
week8    ,oh1 yes1 "m2 0 %e n beautiful8
    ,%e 0 a g5tle1 lov+ little ?+1 & h] 
fa!r 0 v k9d to  h]4 ,d y rememb] :at %e
 said1 :5 !y came to ! n>r[ bridge  ov] 
! brook8    ,i d n l to talk ab\t !     
bridge1 "m1 x makes me giddy4 ,d  y     
believe x is safe--j ^? two planks laid 
across1 & no  rail+8 ,if %e _h /epp$ a  
little to "o side1 %e w\ld h fall5  into
 ! wat]4    ,d y rememb] :at %e said8   
,yes4 ,%e /opp$ a m9ute1 z if %e did n l
 to g ov]1 & !n  look$ up 9 h] fa!r's   
face1 & ask$ him to take hold ( h] h&1  
& said1 ',y w take c>e ( me1 fa!r de>2  
,i don't feel afraid  :5 y take hold (  

my h&1' ,& h] fa!r look$ s lov+ly ^u    
h]1 & took tight hold ( h] h&1 z if %e 7
 v preci\s to  him4    ,i ?9k ,david    
felt l t little girl :5 he wrote ! words
 :i*  y h j read4    ,0 ,david go+ ov] a
 bridge1 "m8    ,n su* a bridge z ! "o 9
 ! woods2 b he _h come to "s  place (   
difficulty 9 8 life1 & :5ev] he 0 9 any 
way  tr\bl$1 he look$ up to ,god1 j z ! 
little girl did to h]  fa!r1 & said1    
',pres]ve me1 ,o ,god6' ,x is ! same z  
if he _h  said1 ',please take c>e ( me1 
my k9d ,heav5ly ,fa!r2 ,i d n feel      
afraid1 if y take hold ( my h&4'    ,oh1
 "m1 h[ beautiful6 ,b ,god did n really 
take hold ( ,david's  h&1 & lead him    
?r\gh ! tr\ble6    ,no2 b ,god loves ,8 
*ildr5 :o tru/ 9 ,him--:o feel safe 9 8 
c>e--j z ! fa!r did 8 little daught]2 & 
?\gh ,he does n  take hold ( _! h&s1 ,he
 kn[s h[ to make !m feel z peaceful &   
easy z if ,he did4    ,"m1 c ,i be "o ( 
,god's *ildr58    ,yes1 my de>2 if y    
love ,him1 & tru/ ,him1 & try to please 
,him1 ,he  w call y ,8 own1 & lead y all

 y\r life1 & make y v  happy4    ,w !re 
be any bridges 9 my life8 ,i mean1 %all 
,i h tr\bles8  ,n[1 ,i h n any1 h ,i8 ,i
 h n to look up to ,god1 & ask ,him  to 
take c>e ( me8    ,y mu/ n ?9k great    
tr\bles are ! only ones we h to meet  )4
 ,y w h _m small tr\bles1 & w ne$ to    
look to y\r  ,heav5ly ,fa!r to take c>e 
( y ?r\gh !m4    ,:at tr\bles d y ?9k ,i
 %all h1 "m8    ,y _h "o ?is morn+4     
,s>ah 0 unk9d to y1 & y 7 sadly  griev$4
    ,c\ld ,i g to ,god ) su* tr\bles8   
,yes1 my de>2 y c tell ,him1 j z y w\ld 
me1 all y\r  unhapp9ess1 & ask ,him to  
com=t y4    ,"m1 ,i am v glad we read t 
,psalm ?is morn+4 ,i ?9k ,i love  ,god  
bett] already1 & ,i hope ,i %all always 
tru/ ,him4    ,i hope y w2 & if y beg9  
:5 y are a little girl1 y w  le>n bett] 
& bett] ab\t ,him1 & be f> happi] ?an ^?
 :o  h no su* fri5d to g to 9 tr\ble4   
,:y1 _c ev]ybody g to ,god ) _! wants8  
,c]ta9ly1 if !y w2 b a great _m p nev]  
tell ,him _!  tr\bles--nev] ask ,him to 
=give !m1 nor to take c>e ( !m4 ,!y  did

 n beg9 9 _! *ildhood1 & x is difficult 
to le>n ^!  tru/s :5 we are old4    ,oh6
 ,i hope ,i %all le>n x n[1 :ile y c    
help me1 "m4    ,god alone c help y1 my 
*ild2 ask ,him to tea* y to tru/ ,him4  
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