Classic Poem

To be a nurse is
To walk with God
Along the path that
The Master trod;
To soothe the achings
Of human pain,
To faithfully serve
For little gain.
To lovingly do
The kindly deed,
A cup of water
To one in need.
A tender hand on
A fevered brow,
A word of cheer to
The living now;
To teach the soul through
Its body's woe,
Ah! this is the way
The Lord would go.
O white-capped girls in
Dresses of blue,
The great Physician
Is working through you!

To be a nurse is
To walk with God
Along the path that
The Master trod;
To soothe the achings
Of human pain,
To faithfully serve
For little gain.
To lovingly do
The kindly deed,
A cup of water
To one in need.
A tender hand on
A fevered brow,
A word of cheer to
The living now;
To teach the soul through
Its body's woe,
Ah! this is the way
The Lord would go.
O white-capped girls in
Dresses of blue,
The great Physician
Is working through you!