The Book of Children's Hymns and Rhymes. Collected by the Daughter of a ClergymanJ. Hogg & Sons, 1859 - 312 pages |
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... Flowers The Young Christian Christmas Hymn A Farewell Calling Names Heaven and Hell Acquaint thee , my Child The Poor Widow Sunday in the Country Summer Woods Page Coleridge 78 John Bowring 79 Watts 80 Watts 80 81 Watts 82 Taylor 82 85 ...
... Flowers The Young Christian Christmas Hymn A Farewell Calling Names Heaven and Hell Acquaint thee , my Child The Poor Widow Sunday in the Country Summer Woods Page Coleridge 78 John Bowring 79 Watts 80 Watts 80 81 Watts 82 Taylor 82 85 ...
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... flowers Ere on my bed my limbs I lay 280 78 Father , Thou hast heard my prayer 38 First of the months comes Janivier For Scotland's and for Freedom's right 137 115 From Greenland's icy mountains 209 From His high throne above the sky 34 ...
... flowers Ere on my bed my limbs I lay 280 78 Father , Thou hast heard my prayer 38 First of the months comes Janivier For Scotland's and for Freedom's right 137 115 From Greenland's icy mountains 209 From His high throne above the sky 34 ...
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... flowers are beautiful 305 The various flowers that in the garden grow 278 The week is passing fast away 172 This is God's most holy day 31 This is the day when Christ arose 55 Thou , from whom we never part 42 ' Tis a lesson you should ...
... flowers are beautiful 305 The various flowers that in the garden grow 278 The week is passing fast away 172 This is God's most holy day 31 This is the day when Christ arose 55 Thou , from whom we never part 42 ' Tis a lesson you should ...
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... flowers 79 171 169 We come to gladden heavy eyes 162 We had a pleasant walk to - day 218 What a long way 164 Whatever brawls disturb the street 82 What hand but His who arched the skies 267 What is that , mother ? 161 What mean these ...
... flowers 79 171 169 We come to gladden heavy eyes 162 We had a pleasant walk to - day 218 What a long way 164 Whatever brawls disturb the street 82 What hand but His who arched the skies 267 What is that , mother ? 161 What mean these ...
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... flowers that smell so sweet , In pretty colours seen . God made the sun that shines so bright , And gladdens all I see ; It comes to give us heat and light : How thankful should we be ! God made the pretty bird to fly ; How sweetly has ...
... flowers that smell so sweet , In pretty colours seen . God made the sun that shines so bright , And gladdens all I see ; It comes to give us heat and light : How thankful should we be ! God made the pretty bird to fly ; How sweetly has ...
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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.