Poems for Starting Your Lessons

Warm Our Hearts

Warm our hearts, oh sun, and give
Light that we may daily live.
Growing as we ought to be,
True and good and strong and free.

 The Angels
The angels watch over my sleeping and waking.
They guard me by night and guard me by day.
So to all of earth’s creatures my warmth I’ll be taking
In each deed I do and each word I say.

O Golden Sun
O golden sun so great and bright
Warms the world with all it’s might
It makes the dark earth green and fair
Attends each thing with ceaseless care
Oh may each deed throughout the day
May everything we do and say
Be bright and strong and true
O golden sun light you.

Our Group (by David Darcy)

A large and lovely land are we
With stars above and flowing seas
With rocks and trees and birds and beasts,
With far and near and great and least
With houses strong to keep us warm
And safe from snow and rain and storm
With friends on every side around
Full of love we stand our ground.

Steiner’s Verse for Grades 1-4

The Sun with loving light
Makes bright for me each day,
The soul with spirit power
Gives strength unto my limbs,
In sunlight shining clear
I revere, Oh God,
The strength of humankind,
Which Thou so graciously
Has planted in my soul,
That I with all my might,
May love to work and learn.
From Thee stream light and strength
To Thee rise love and thanks.

Steiner’s Verse for Grades 5-8

I look into the world

In which the sun is shining,
In which the stars are sparkling,
In which the stones repose;
The living plants are growing,
The feeling beasts are living,
And human beings, ensouled,
Give dwelling to the spirit.

I look into the soul,

That lives within my being.
God’s spirit lives and weaves
In sunlight and in soul-light,
In heights of world without,
In depths of soul within.
To Thee, O Spirit of God,

I wish to turn, to ask

That blessing and that strength
For learning and for work
In me may live and grow.

Poems for Ending Your Lessons

Our Work Is Done
Our work is done, our day is past, we’ll go our separate ways.
And I will hold so tight and fast what I have learned today.
I’ve given with my heart and mind the effort my work needs.
And I will strive in me to find good thoughts, good words, good
deeds.
Search for the Master of Greatest Might
Search for the Master of greatest might;
Follow the star of brightest light.
Work to achieve the highest goal;
And heed what your angel tells your soul.

Now That All My Work Has Ended

Now that all my work has ended
What I’ve learned I’ll put to rest.
Always knowing, always seeing
That I have done my very best.
Wisdom and power and love will grow
And I will bless all people I know.

God’s Love Flows Through Me

God’s love flows through me,
My heart is a shining star,
My love goes out to all I know.