Hymns for infant schools, by mrs. Gilbert

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B.J. Holdsworth, 1827 - Children's poetry - 36 pages
 

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Page 8 - To do to others as I would That they should do to me, Will make me honest, kind, and good, As children ought to be.
Page 6 - But if I make his ways my choice, As holy children do, Then, while I seek him with my voice, My heart will love him too. 1 BROKEN AND A CONTRITE HEART, O GOD, THOU WILT NOT DESPISE.
Page 7 - MY Father, I thank thee for sleep, For quiet and peaceable rest ; I thank thee for stooping to keep An infant from being...
Page 20 - OVE and kindness we may measure '- By this simple rule alone : Do we mind our neighbour's pleasure Just as if it were our own ? We should always care for others, Nor suppose ourselves the best ; Let us love like friends and brothers — 'Twas the Saviour's last request.
Page 6 - 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 Art Thou my Father? — I'll depend Upon the care of such a Friend ; And only wish to do and be, Whatever seemeth good to Thee. Art Thou my Father?— Then, at last, When all my days on earth are past, Send down and take me in Thy love, To be Thy better child above. VIII, "EARLY WILL i SEEK THEE.
Page 3 - God is in heaven ! Can He see When I am doing wrong ? Yes, that He can ; He looks at thee All day, and all night long. God is in heaven...
Page 32 - THERE is a path that leads to God — All others go astray, Narrow but pleasant is the road, And Christians love the way. It leads straight through this world of sin, And dangers must be passed ; But those who boldly walk therein, Will get to Heaven at last.
Page 6 - 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.
Page 28 - 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. If I could find some cave unknown, Where human feet had never trod, Yet there I could not be alone ; On every side there would be God.
Page 27 - 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.

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