I received these from a colleague.  Thought you guys could use a chuckle!
Good luck on finals! 

Dear all:

This is the time of year in which students are at their most stressful 
and I want to share with you what I send to them to help them lighten up 
a little.  Enjoy!

A TWIST ON TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

'Twas the night before finals,
and through the college,
the students were praying
for last minute knowledge.
Most were quite sleepy,
but none touched their beds,
while visions of essays
danced in their heads.
out in the taverns,
a few were still drinking,
and hoping that liquor
would loosen their thinking.
In my room, I had been pacing,
and dreading exams
I soon would be facing.
My roommate was speechless,
her nose in her books,
and my comments to her
drew unfriendly looks.
I drained all the coffee,
and brewed a new pot,
no longer caring
that my nerves were all shot.
I stared at my notes,
but my thoughts were muddy,
My eyes went ablur,
I just couldn't study.
"Some pizza might help,"
I said with a shiver,
But each place I called
refused to deliver.
I'd nearly concluded
that life was too cruel,
with futures depending
on grades had in school.
When all of a sudden,
our door opened wide,
and Patron Saint Put-It-Off
ambled inside.
His spirit was careless,
his manner was mellow,
all of a sudden he started to bellow.
"On Cliff notes, on Crib notes,
  on last year's exams,
  on wing-it and sling-it,
  and last minute crams!"
His message delivered,
he vanished from sight.
But we heard him laughing
outside in the night.
Your teachers have pegged you,
so just do your best.
HAPPY FINALS TO ALL,
and TO ALL A GOOD TEST.


COLLEGE PRAYER FOR FINAL EXAMS

O Lord, hear my anxious plea
Calculus is killing me
I know not of 'dx' or 'dy'
And probably won't until I die.

Please, Lord, help me in this hour
As I take my case to the highest power.
I care not for fame or loot
Just help me find one square root.

And Lord, please let me see
One passing mark in organic chemistry.
Oh such a thing I constantly dread
I'd just as soon flip burgers instead.

Lord, please give me a sign
That you've been listening all the time.
Please lead me out of this constant coma
And give me a shot at my diploma.


PRAYER FOR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FINALS - A TWIST OF THE ABOVE

*** This was submitted by a student.

Dear Lord, I turn to thee
As the hour is looming for organic chemistry.
I pray that you might grant me the wisdom,
to remember the Stork Reaction mechanism.
Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky, and Claisen ester condensation,
one more reaction, and I'll surely die from frustration.

I haven't slept in days, and my hairs getting filthy,
how can something organic, be so unhealthy?
So please Father grant me wisdom and insight,
because passing this class is an uphill fight.
I trust in you and know you'll help me do well,
but when it's all over please send Dr. Orgo Hell to...the break room he 
looks tired.

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