Hymns for infant minds, by the authors of Original poems, &c

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Seite 10 - GOD is so good that he will hear Whenever children humbly pray : He always lends a gracious ear To what the youngest child can say.
Seite 33 - AMONG the deepest shades of night, Can there be one who sees my way ? Yes ; God is like a shining light, That turns the darkness into day. When every eye around me sleeps, May I not sin without control ? No ; for a constant watch he keeps On every thought of every soul.
Seite 66 - All my nature is unholy, Pride and passion dwell within : But the Lord was meek and lowly, And was never known to sin.
Seite 91 - For love and kindness please him more Than if we gave him all our store ; And children here, who dwell in love, Are like his happy ones above.
Seite 1 - I THANK the goodness and the grace Which on my birth have smiled, And made me, in these Christian days, A happy English child. I was not born as thousands are, Where GOD was never known ; And taught to pray a useless prayer To blocks of wood and stone.
Seite 10 - If I am poor, He can supply, Who has my table spread, Who feeds the ravens when they cry, And fills His poor with bread. And, Lord, whatever grief or ill For me may be in store, Make me submissive to Thy will, And I would ask no more.
Seite 49 - But months and years are passing by, And soon must all be gone ; For day by day, as minutes fly, Eternity comes on. Days, months, and years must have an end; Eternity has none ; "Twill always have as long to spend As when it first begun!
Seite 65 - LORD. I would own thy tender care. And all thy love to me : The food I eat, the clothes I wear, Are all bestowed by thee.
Seite 7 - That such a little one can raise ? 3 Art thou my Father ? let me be A meek, obedient child to thee ; And try in word, and deed, and thought, To serve and please thee as I ought.
Seite 54 - Thus, without our will or choice, This good monitor within, With a secret, gentle voice, Warns us to beware of sin. But if we should disregard, While this friendly voice doth call, Conscience soon will grow so hard That it will not speak at all.

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