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My little contribution, With ready heart and hand, I gave, to send the Word of God To distant heathen land : And ere I went to rest that night, I kneeled to God in prayer, That he would change my gift to light For souls in darkness there. When I was lost in slumber, There seemed just o'er my...

O, where is thy home, sweet bird With the song, and bright glossy plume? "I'll tell thee where I rest, If thou wilt not rob my nest ; I built among the sweet apple-bloom !" But, what's in thy nest, bright bird ? What's there, in the snug downy cell ? "If thou wilt not rob the tree ; Nor go too...

Come, sister dear, I'll read you here The story of a Dollie, Who never strayed Nor disobeyed Good rules, by guilt or folly. She never cried, When put aside, In bed or in the cradle ; When taken up, She broke no cup, Nor dropped a spoon or ladle. She never told A fib, nor rolled Her pretty...

Young children sang "Hosanna !” Where Jesus drew the throng ; The palm-branch was their banner, And angels taught their song. Those little prompt believers In Christ, their Lord and King, Were of the first receivers Of joy he came to bring. And their sweet infant story, That now so fresh...

Robin, robin, sing to me, And I'll gladly suffer thee Thus to breakfast in the tree, On the ruddy cherry. Soon as thou hast swallowed it, How I love to see thee flit To another twig, and sit, Singing there, so merry. It was kind in thee to fly Near my window ; and to try There to raise thy...

o children far, and children near, Who'll read the things I've written here: From your young lives these things I took; And many a mother I hear say, " From out my darling's work and play I might write just as true a book." Now when you close these simple leaves, And happy thoughts your...

Oh, in he came a-dancing, As happy as could be, But what was all the matter I could not hear or see. "Can't you keep still a moment, So lean understand?" "We've been having our pictures taken! ' ' ' Where ? " " Yonder in the sand. ' ' " In a row, all holding hands, We laid still as...

Amy, dear child, of all thy friends Prize first and best thy mother; Her love for thee would still live on Though changed were every other. Thy youthful mind not now can judge Its depth, and worth, and beauty; Life's lessons and life's years alone Can teach thy debt and duty. Then...

A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring, Began to complain, when he found that at home His cupboard was empty and winter was come. Not a crumb to be found On the snow-covered ground; Not a flower could he see, Not a leaf on a tree...

A wind came up out of the sea, And said: "O mists, make room for me!" It hailed the ships, and cried: "Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone." And hurried landward far away, Crying: "Awake! it is the day.” It said unto the forest : " Shout! Hang all your leafy banners out! It touched...

Baby Bye, Here's a fly; Let us watch him, you and I. How he crawls Up the walls; Yet he never falls ! I believe with six such legs You and I could walk on eggs. There he goes On his toes Tickling baby's nose. Spots of red Dot his head; Rainbows on his back are spread. That small speck...

MY own fat hen Did go one day Out in the lot, An egg to lay. The day was hot A cow sat by, And in her ear Was a big fly. "Buz, buz, buz, buz" The fly did go, In the cow's ear, bit it so. The cow did say, "moo! moo I Do go a-way, do ! do ! " Go to the pig, You bad old fly, Get out ! get out...

THERE is a sweet maiden asleep by the sea, Her lips are as red as a cherry ; The roses are resting upon her brown cheeks- Her cheeks that are brown as a berry. She's tired of building up castles of sand, Her hands they are gritty and grubby ; Her shoes, they are wet, and her legs, they are...

GET into the boat and away to the west, See-saw ! see-saw ! For they've cut down the tree with the poor linnet's nest, See- saw ! see-saw ! The bulrushes nod and the water-lilies sigh, See-saw ! see-saw ! And all of us know the sad reason why, See-saw ! see-saw ! For, oh ! the tree -...

A LITTLE maid went to market, She went into the town, And all the things she had to buy She carefully wrote down. The coffee, sugar, tea, and rice-- The currant cake for tea, And then she had to reckon up, And see how much they'd be. She sat her down as she came back, She sat her...

THE fiddler played upon his fiddle All through that leafy June, He always played hey-diddle-diddle, And played it out of tune. And down the hill the children came, And down the valley too : I never heard the fiddler's name, So cannot tell it you. Hey-diddle-diddle...