The Book of Children's Hymns and Rhymes. Collected by the Daughter of a ClergymanJ. Hogg & Sons, 1859 - 312 pages |
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... Star Good Behaviour The Dog The Happy Land The Golden Rule A Visit to the Lambs Mother and Father Saying Prayers A Sunday Hymn Baby The Ass The Sweetest Story Thankfulness God's Care of Us Lying Punished The Dove Morning Hymn • Page 17 ...
... Star Good Behaviour The Dog The Happy Land The Golden Rule A Visit to the Lambs Mother and Father Saying Prayers A Sunday Hymn Baby The Ass The Sweetest Story Thankfulness God's Care of Us Lying Punished The Dove Morning Hymn • Page 17 ...
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... Star in the East The Clock and the Dial Little Boy Blue . Song of the Summer Winds Incentive to Early Rising Our Heavenly Father Birdie My Garden God is Love The Voice of the Grass My Father's at the Helm The Cricket • The Little Ship ...
... Star in the East The Clock and the Dial Little Boy Blue . Song of the Summer Winds Incentive to Early Rising Our Heavenly Father Birdie My Garden God is Love The Voice of the Grass My Father's at the Helm The Cricket • The Little Ship ...
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... star , with silver ray 41 Stop , little stream , and tell me why Summer is a coming in 153 301 Suppose I were lost in a ... stars began to blink 223 The dog will stand and watch the sheep 28 The God of mercy walks his round 135 The lawns ...
... star , with silver ray 41 Stop , little stream , and tell me why Summer is a coming in 153 301 Suppose I were lost in a ... stars began to blink 223 The dog will stand and watch the sheep 28 The God of mercy walks his round 135 The lawns ...
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... star Up the dale and down the bourne 67 · 29 62 31 214 282 27 273 Very little things are we 27 Watchman , tell us of the night We all might do good . We are the poor children's flowers 79 171 169 We come to gladden heavy eyes 162 We had ...
... star Up the dale and down the bourne 67 · 29 62 31 214 282 27 273 Very little things are we 27 Watchman , tell us of the night We all might do good . We are the poor children's flowers 79 171 169 We come to gladden heavy eyes 162 We had ...
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... stars are shining bright , And bid my baby dear " Good night ! " And every bird has gone to rest Long since in its little nest . The lambs no longer run and leap , But by the daisies lie asleep ; The flowers have closed their pretty ...
... stars are shining bright , And bid my baby dear " Good night ! " And every bird has gone to rest Long since in its little nest . The lambs no longer run and leap , But by the daisies lie asleep ; The flowers have closed their pretty ...
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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.