Leaving Home by Lephia Bryant Larson

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Feb 28, 1911

Leaving Home

By Lephia Bryant Larson

You are leaving home to-day, my boy, And I may not bid you stay; You have a right and long to go,— You are old enough, you say, But, O dear son, remember, When out in the world alone, There's many a snare, With few to care Whether you smile or moan.

Ten hands will offer you drink, my boy, To one who will dash the cup; Ten hands will seek to drag you down, To one who would help you up. Haunts of vice await to entice Your young, unwary feet. O, promise me you'll trust in God, And not in the boys you meet.

Good-by! Your mother's prayer Will follow day and night; And when to you temptation comes, May you ever choose the right. Aberdeen, Washington.