Scout Leader's Prayer, A

DESCRIPTION: "Our Father in Heaven above us, We ask Thee for guidance In our daily task. May virtue and manhood Stand strongly amongst us.... The Scout Oath, the Scout Law, Our Motto, our Good Turn, May we live it and teach it, Great Spirit of Scouting, we pray."
AUTHOR: Words: Tallman H. Trask (1890-1974) / Music: "Marchéta" by Victor Schertzinger (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 334, "Scout Leader's Prayer" (notes only)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 84, "The Scoutleader's Prayer" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 28, "Scout Leader's Prayer" (1 text)
BoyScoutSongbook1997, p. 55, "Scout Leader's Prayer" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [28 words]: Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings lists this as by Tallman H. Trask and Oscar B. Matthews, but it's not clear whether it associates Matthews with the words or the mustic.
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File: ACSF334S

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