The Book of Children's Hymns and Rhymes. Collected by the Daughter of a ClergymanJ. Hogg & Sons, 1859 - 312 pages |
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... hear Prayer Truth The Cow Idleness and Mischief A Little Child's Evening Hymn . " A Little Child's Morning Hymn Cradle Song My Mother The Star Good Behaviour The Dog The Happy Land The Golden Rule A Visit to the Lambs Mother and Father ...
... hear Prayer Truth The Cow Idleness and Mischief A Little Child's Evening Hymn . " A Little Child's Morning Hymn Cradle Song My Mother The Star Good Behaviour The Dog The Happy Land The Golden Rule A Visit to the Lambs Mother and Father ...
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... hears The Pious Wish The Apple - Tree . To a Little Sister Thou shalt not steal The Water - Lily Rash Promises The Works of God Good Manners Love to our Country Which Way does the Wind blow ? Little Things · Love to our Neighbour . The ...
... hears The Pious Wish The Apple - Tree . To a Little Sister Thou shalt not steal The Water - Lily Rash Promises The Works of God Good Manners Love to our Country Which Way does the Wind blow ? Little Things · Love to our Neighbour . The ...
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... hear me tell Haste ! put your playthings all away Here I come creeping , creeping everywhere Here we suffer grief and pain 100 241 208 • 280 50 How blessed was the day 49 How doth the little busy bee 22 How happy is the child who hears ...
... hear me tell Haste ! put your playthings all away Here I come creeping , creeping everywhere Here we suffer grief and pain 100 241 208 • 280 50 How blessed was the day 49 How doth the little busy bee 22 How happy is the child who hears ...
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... hear thee speak of the better land 269 I knew a little sickly child 38 I knew a widow , very poor 104 · I know , when I lie down to sleep 149 I must not tease my mother 26 In a little dark crack , half a yard from the ground In silence ...
... hear thee speak of the better land 269 I knew a little sickly child 38 I knew a widow , very poor 104 · I know , when I lie down to sleep 149 I must not tease my mother 26 In a little dark crack , half a yard from the ground In silence ...
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... hear you sing 73 Sweet sister , like an opening rose 122 Tell me , oh mother ! when I grow old 298 Thank you , pretty cow , that made 21 The birds have flown away 295 The bird that soars on highest wing 308 The blind boy's been at play ...
... hear you sing 73 Sweet sister , like an opening rose 122 Tell me , oh mother ! when I grow old 298 Thank you , pretty cow , that made 21 The birds have flown away 295 The bird that soars on highest wing 308 The blind boy's been at play ...
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apple-tree blessed blue bright brother cheerful Christ cowslips daisies dark dear doth earth Edmonton Eliza Cook eyes Father fear flowers gentle Gilpin glad glory grace green hand happy happy land hast hath head hear heard heart heaven heavenly holy HYMN idle Jesus JOHN GILPIN joyful keep kind lambs light little bird little child little children live look Lord Lupins blue Mabel Mary Howitt merry morning mother nest never night o'er oak-tree peace play pleasant praise pray prayer pretty primroses red Valerian ripples rock round Saviour shadows mirrored shining shining day sing sins sleep smile song soul speak Spider Spring stars summer sweet taught teach tell thee thine things Thomas Miller thou thought tree Twas unto walk watch winds wing wood word young
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Page 229 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, ' 'Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory.
Page 94 - And still, as fast as he drew near, 'twas wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike men their gates wide open threw.
Page 96 - But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case.
Page 92 - Where they did all get in, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin.
Page 76 - DOGS DELIGHT to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight. For 'tis their nature too. But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.
Page 229 - IT was a summer evening, Old Kaspar's work was done, And he before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun, And by him sported on the green His little grandchild Wilhelmine. She saw her brother Peterkin Roll something large and round...
Page 42 - Lord ! I my vows to Thee renew : Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with Thyself my spirit fill.
Page 24 - How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower...
Page 231 - They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. "Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene.
Page 93 - John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein.