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SONGS, 
 
 DIVINE    AND  MORAL 
 
 ATTEMPTED    IN 
 
 EASY     LANGUAGE. 
 
'  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  perfected  praise." — 
 
 St.  Matthew  xxi.  1(5. 
 
S  0  Is  G  L 
 
 FOR 
 
 THE    USE    OF    CHILDREN. 
 
 ISAAC   WATTS,   D.D. 
 
 WITH  THIRTY  ILLUSTRATIONS 
 DRAWN  ON  THE  WOOD  BY  C.  W.  COPE,  A.R.A., 
 
 AND 
 
 ENGRAVED  BY  JOHN  THOMPSON. 
 
 LONDON: 
 JOHN  VAN  VOORST,  PATERNOSTER  ROW, 
 
 178: 
 
Lew  I  ON. 
 Printed   by   S.  &  J.  Bsntlkv    and  HbkW    Pi  BT, 
 
 Bangor  House,   Shoe  Lane. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 TO    ALL    THAT    ARE    CONCERNED    IN    THE    EDUCATION    OF 
 
 CHILDREN. 
 
 My  Friends, 
 
 It  is  an  awful  and  important  charge  that  is  committed 
 to  you.  The  wisdom  and  welfare  of  the  succeeding 
 generation  are  intrusted  with  you  beforehand,  and 
 depend  much  on  your  conduct.  The  seeds  of  misery 
 or  happiness  in  this  world,  and  that  to  come,  are  often- 
 times sown  very  early ;  and,  therefore,  whatever  may 
 conduce  to  give  the  minds  of  children  a  relish  for  virtue 
 and  religion  ought,  in  the  first  place,  to  be  proposed 
 to  you. 
 
 Verse  was  at  first  designed  for  the  service  of  God, 
 though  it  hath  been  wretchedly  abused  since.  The 
 ancients  among  the  Jews  and  the  Heathens  taught 
 their  children  and  disciples  the  precepts  of  morality 
 and  worship  in  verse.  The  children  of  Israel  were  com- 
 manded   to     learn    the    words    of    the    song    of    Moses, 
 
VI  PREFACE. 
 
 Deut.  xxxi.  19,  30  ;  and  we  are  directed  in  the  New 
 Testament,  not  only  to  sing  "  with  grace  in  the  heart," 
 but  to  "  teach  and  admonish  one  another  by  hymns 
 and  songs,"  Ephes.  v.  19.  And  there  are  these  four 
 advantages  in  it : 
 
 1.  There  is  a  great  delight  in  the  very  learning  of 
 truths  and  duties  this  way.  There  is  something  so 
 amusing  and  entertaining  in  rhymes  and  metre  that 
 will  incline  children  to  make  this  part  of  their  business 
 a  diversion.  And  you  may  turn  their  very  duty  into  a 
 reward,  by  giving  them  the  privilege  of  learning  one 
 of  these  songs  every  week,  if  they  fulfil  the  business  of 
 the  week  well,  and  promising  them  the  book  itself,  when 
 they  have  learned  ten  or  twenty  songs  out  of  it. 
 
 2.  What  is  learned  in  verse  is  longer  retained  in 
 memory,  and  sooner  recollected.  The  like  sounds  and 
 the  like  number  of  syllables  exceedingly  assist  the  re- 
 membrance. And  it  may  often  happen  that  the  end  of 
 a  song,  running  in  the  mind,  may  be  an  effectual  means 
 to  keep  off  some  temptations,  or  to  incline  to  some 
 duty,  when  a  word  of  scripture  is  not  upon  their 
 thoughts. 
 
PREFACE.  Vll 
 
 3.  This  will  be  a  constant  furniture  for  the  minds  of 
 children,  that  they  may  have  something  to  think  upon 
 when  alone,  and  sing  over  to  themselves.  This  may 
 sometimes  give  their  thoughts  a  divine  turn,  and  raise 
 a  young  meditation.  Thus  they  will  not  be  forced  to 
 seek  relief  for  an  emptiness  of  mind  out  of  the  loose 
 and  dangerous  sonnets  of  the  age. 
 
 4.  These  Divine  Songs  may  be  a  pleasant  and  proper 
 matter  for  their  daily  or  weekly  worship,  to  sing  one 
 in  the  family  at  such  time  as  the  parents  or  governors 
 shall  appoint ;  and  therefore  I  have  confined  the  verse 
 to  the  most  usual  psalm  tunes. 
 
 The  greatest  part  of  this  little  book  was  composed 
 several  years  ago,  at  the  request  of  a  friend  who  has 
 been  long  engaged  in  the  work  of  catechising  a  very 
 great  number  of  children  of  all  kinds,  and  with  abundant 
 skill  and  success.  So  that  you  will  find  here  nothing  that 
 savours  of  a  party  :  the  children  of  high  and  low  degree, 
 of  the  Church  of  England  or  Dissenters,  baptized  in  in- 
 fancy or  not,  may  all  join  together  in  these  songs.  And 
 as  I  have  endeavoured  to  sink  the  language  to  the  level 
 of  a  child's  understanding,  and  yet  to  keep  it,  if  possible, 
 
VJ11  PREFACE. 
 
 above  contempt,  so  I  have  designed  to  profit  all,  if 
 possible,  and  offend  none.  I  hope  the  more  general 
 the  sense  is,  these  composures  may  be  of  the  more 
 universal  use  and  service. 
 
 I  have  added  at  the  end  some  attempts  of  sonnets 
 on  moral  subjects,  for  children,  with  an  air  of  plea- 
 santry, to  provoke  some  fitter  pen  to  write  a  little  book 
 of  them. 
 
 May  the  Almighty  God  make  you  faithful  in  this 
 important  work  of  education :  may  he  succeed  your 
 cares  with  his  abundant  grace  ;  that  the  rising  genera- 
 tion of  Great  Britain  may  be  a  glory  among  the  nations, 
 a  pattern  to  the  Christian  world,  and  a  blessing  to  the 
 earth  ! 
 
 I.  W. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 SONG 
 
 I.    A  GENERAL  SONG  OF.  PRAISE  TO  GOD                .                .  3 
 
 II.     PRAISE  FOR  CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE              .  .          5 
 
 III.  PRAISE  TO  GOD  FOR  OUR  REDEMPTION            .                .  8 
 
 IV.  PRAISE  FOR  MERCIES,  SPIRITUAL  AND  TEMPORAL  .        11 
 V.     PRAISE  FOR  BIRTH  AND  EDUCATION  IN  A  CHRISTIAN 
 
 LAND               ......  14: 
 
 VI.     PRAISE  FOR  THE  GOSPEL                   .                .                .  .16 
 
 VII.    THE  EXCELLENCY  OF  THE  BIBLE          ...  13 
 
 VIII.     PRAISE  TO  GOD  FOR  LEARNING  TO  READ               .  .        20 
 
 IX.     THE  ALL-SEEING  GOD                  ....  23 
 
 X.     SOLEMN  THOUGHTS  ON  GOD  AND  DEATH             .  .        25 
 
 XI.     HEAVEN  AND  HELL       .                ,                .                .                .  27 
 
 XII.     THE  ADVANTAGES  OF  EARLY  RELIGION                  .  .        29 
 
 XIII.  THE  DANGER  OF  DELAY              ....  31 
 
 XIV.  EXAMPLES  OF  EARLY  PIETY            .                .                .  .33 
 XV.     AGAINST  LYING               .....  36 
 
 XVI.    AGAINST  QUARRELLING  AND  FIGHTING  .                .  .39 
 XVII.     LOVE  BETWEEN  BROTHERS  AND  SISTERS 
 
 XVIII.    AGAINST  SCOFFING  AND  CALLING  NAMES             .  .        44 
 XIX.     AGAINST  CURSING,  SWEARING,  AND  TAKING  GOD'S  NAME 
 
 IN  VAIN         ......  47 
 
 XX.     AGAINST  IDLENESS  AND  MISCHIEF           .                .  .49 
 
 XXI.    AGA.                       COMPANY          ....  51 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 SO  Nil  PAGE 
 
 XXII.     AGAINST  PRIDE  IN  CLOTHES           .               .               .  .53 
 
 XXIII.  OBEDIENCE  TO  PARENTS            ....  56 
 
 XXIV.  THE  CHILD'S  COMPLAINT                  .               .               ,  .53 
 XXV.     A  MORNING  SONG          .....  60 
 
 XXVI.    AN  EVENING  SONG               .               .               .               .  .62 
 
 XXVII.     FOR  THE  LORD'S-DAY  MORNING            ...  64 
 
 XXVIII.     FOR  THE  LORD'S-DAY  EVENING     .               .               .  .66 
 
 THE  TEN  COMMANDMENTS       ....  63 
 
 THE  SUM  OF  THE  COMMANDMENTS            .               .  .68 
 
 OUR  SAVIOUR'S  GOLDEN  RULE               ...  69 
 
 DUTY  TO  GOD  AND  OUR  NEIGHBOUR        .               .  .69 
 
 THE  HOSANNA:   OR  SALVATION  ASCRIBED  TO  CHRIST  70 
 
 GLORY  TO  THE  FATHER,  AND  TO  THE  SON,  ETC.  .        72 
 
 MORAL    SONGS. 
 
 1.  THE  SLUGGARD       ......  77 
 
 II.  INNOCENT  PLAY            .               .               .               .               .  .79 
 
 III.  THE  ROSE  .               .                .               .               .               .               •  80 
 
 IV.  THE  THIEF  '       .               .               .               .               .               .  .81 
 
 V.  THE  ANT,  OR  EMMET          .....  83 
 
 VI.  GOOD  RESOLUTIONS     .               .               .               .               .  .85 
 
 VII.  SUMMER'S  EVENING            .....  93 
 
 VIII.  CRADLE  HYMN               .               .                .               .               .  .83 
 
DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
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 A   GENERAL   SONG   OF   PRAISE   TO    GOD. 
 
 How  glorious  is  our  heavenly  King, 
 Who  reigns  above  the  sky ! 
 
 How  shall  a  child  presume  to  sing 
 His  dreadful  Majesty  ? 
 
DIVINE   SOXGS. 
 
 How  great  his  power  is  none  can  tell. 
 Nor  think  how  large  his  grace  ; 
 
 Not  men  below,  nor  saints  that  dwell 
 On  high  before  his  face. 
 
 Not  angels,  that  stand  round  the  Lord, 
 
 Can  search  his  secret  will ; 
 But  they  perform  his  heavenly  word,    - 
 
 And  sing  his  praises  still. 
 
 Then  let  me  join  this  holy  train, 
 And  my  first  offerings  bring  : 
 
 Th'  eternal  God  will  not  disdain 
 To  hear  an  infant  sing. 
 
 My  heart  resolves,  my  tongue  obeys ; 
 
 And  angels  shall  rejoice 
 To  hear  their  mighty  Maker's  praise 
 
 Sound  from  a  feeble  voice. 
 
DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 II. 
 
 PRAISE   FOR   CREATION    AND    PROVIDENCE. 
 
 I  sing  th'  almighty  power  of  God, 
 That  made  the  mountains  rise, 
 
 That  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad, 
 And  built  the  lofty  skies. 
 
 I  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordain'd 
 
 The  sun  to  rule  the  day  : 
 The  moon  shines  full  at  his  command, 
 
 And  all  the  stars  obey. 
 
 I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
 That  fill'd  the  earth  with  food  : 
 
 He  form'd  the  creatures  with  his  word, 
 And  then  pronounced  them  good. 
 
DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 Lord,  how  thy  wonders  are  display'd 
 
 Where'er  I  turn  mine  eye, 
 If  I  survey  the  ground  I  tread, 
 
 Or  gaze  upon  the  sky  ! 
 
 There  's  not  a  plant  or  flower  below, 
 But  makes  thy  glories  known  ; 
 
 And  clouds  arise  and  tempests  blow, 
 By  order  from  thy  throne. 
 
 Creatures  —  as  numerous  as  they  be  — 
 
 Are  subject  to  thy  care  : 
 There  's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee, 
 
 But  God  is  present  there. 
 
 In  heaven  he  shines  with  beams  of  love, 
 With  wrath  in  hell  beneath  : 
 
 'Tis   on  his  earth  I  stand  or  move, 
 And  'tis  his  air  I  breathe. 
 
DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 His  hand  is  my  perpetual  guard, 
 He  keeps  me  with  his  eye  : 
 
 Why  should  I  then  forget  the  Lord, 
 Who  is  for  ever  nigh  ? 
 
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111. 
 
 PRAISE   TO    GOD   FOR   OUR   REDEMPTION. 
 
 Blest  be  the  wisdom  and  the  power, 
 The  justice  and  the  grace, 
 
 That  join'd  in  council  to  restore 
 And  save  our  ruin'd  race  ! 
 
DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 Our  father  ate  forbidden  fruit, 
 
 And  from  his  glory  fell  ; 
 And  we,  his  children,   thus  were  brought 
 
 To  death,  and  near  to  hell. 
 
 Blest  be  the  Lord,  that  sent  his  Son 
 To  take  our  flesh  and  blood! 
 
 He  for  our  lives  gave  up  his  own, 
 To  make  our  peace  with  God. 
 
 He  honour'd  all  his  Father's  laws, 
 
 Which  we  have  disobey'd ; 
 He  bore  our  sins  upon  the  cross, 
 
 And  our  full  ransom  paid. 
 
 Behold  him  rising  from  the  grave ; 
 
 Behold  him  raised  on  high  : 
 He  pleads  his  merits  there,   to  save 
 
 Transgressors  doom'd  to  die, 
 
10  DIVINE    S02sTGS. 
 
 There,  on  a  glorious  throne,  he  reigns ; 
 
 And  by  his  power  divine 
 Redeems  us  from  the  slavish  chains 
 
 Of  Satan  and  of  sin. 
 
 Thence  shall  the  Lord  to  judgment  come  ; 
 
 And,  with  a  sovereign  voice, 
 Shall  call  and  break  up  every  tomb, 
 
 While  waking  saints  rejoice. 
 
 O  may  I  then  with  joy  appear 
 
 Before  the  Judge's  face  ; 
 And,  with  the  blest  assembly  there, 
 
 Sing  his  redeeming  grace. 
 
IV. 
 
 PRAISE    FOR    MERCIES,    SPIRITUAL   AXD    TEMPORAL. 
 
 Whene'er  I  take  my  walks  abroad, 
 
 How  many  poor  I  see  ! 
 What  shall  I  render  to  my  God 
 
 For  all  his  gifts  to  me  ? 
 
12  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 Not  more  than  others  I  deserve, 
 Yet  God  hath  given  me  more  : 
 
 For  I  have  food,  while  others  starve, 
 Or  beg  from  door  to  door. 
 
 How  many  children  in  the  street 
 
 Half  naked  I  behold  ! 
 While  I  am  clothed  from  head  to  feet, 
 
 And  cover'd  from  the  cold. 
 
 While  some  poor  wretches  scarce  can  tell 
 Where  they  may  lay  their  head, 
 
 I  have  a  home  wherein  to  dwell, 
 And  rest  upon  my  bed. 
 
 While  others  early  learn  to  swear, 
 And  curse,  and  lie,  and  steal, 
 
 Lord,  I  am  taught  thy  name  to  fear, 
 And  do  thy  holy  will. 
 
DIVINE    SOXGS. 
 
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 Are  these  thy  favours,  day  by  day, 
 
 To  me  above  the  rest  ? 
 Then  let  me  love  thee  more  than  they, 
 
 And  try  to  serve  thee  best. 
 
14  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 V. 
 
 PRAISE   FOR   BIRTH   AND    EDUCATION   IN    A   CHRISTIAN    LAND. 
 
 Great  God,  to  thee  my  voice  I  raise, 
 To  thee  my  youngest  hours  belong : 
 
 I  would  begin  my  life  with  praise, 
 Till  growing  years  improve  the  song. 
 
 'Tis  to  thy  sovereign  grace  I  owe 
 That  I  was  born  on  British  ground  ; 
 
 Where  streams  of  heavenly  mercy  flow, 
 And  words  of  sweet  salvation  sound. 
 
 I  would  not  change  my  native  land 
 For  rich  Peru,  with  all  her  gold  : 
 
 A  nobler  prize  lies  in  my  hand 
 Than  east  or  western  Indies  hold. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  15 
 
 How  do  I  pity  those  that  dwell 
 
 Where  ignorance  and  darkness  reign  ! 
 
 They  know  no  heaven — they  fear  no  hell — 
 That  endless  joy — that  endless  pain. 
 
 Thy  glorious  promises,  O  Lord, 
 Kindle  my  hopes  and  my  desire  : 
 
 While  all  the  preachers  of  thy  word 
 Warn  me  t'  escape  eternal  fire. 
 
 Thy  praise  shall  still  employ  my  breath, 
 Since  thou  hast  mark'd  my  way  to  heaven  ; 
 
 Nor  wTill  I  run  the  road  to  death, 
 
 And  waste  the  blessings  thou  hast  given. 
 
16  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 VI. 
 
 PRAISE    FOR    THE   GOSPEL. 
 
 Lord,  I  ascribe  it  to  thy  grace, 
 
 And  not  to  chance  as  others  do, 
 That  I  was  born  of  Christian  race, 
 
 And  not  a  Heathen,  or  a  Jew. 
 
 What  would  the  ancient  Jewish  kings 
 And  Jewish  prophets  once  have  given, 
 
 Could  they  have  heard  those  glorious  things 
 Which  Christ  reveal'd  and  brought  from  heaven  ! 
 
 How  glad  the  Heathens  would  have  been, 
 That  worshipp'd  idols,  wood,  and  stone, 
 
 If  they  the  Book  of  God  had  seen, 
 Or  Jesus  and  his  Gospel  known. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
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 Then,  if  the  Gospel  I  refuse, 
 
 How  shall  I  e'er  lift  up  mine  eyes  ? 
 
 For  all  the  Gentiles  and  the  Jews 
 Against  me  will  in  judgment  rise. 
 
18  DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 VII. 
 
 THE    EXCELLENCY    OF    THE    BIBLE. 
 
 Great  God,  with  wonder  and  with  praise 
 
 On  all  thy  works  I  look : 
 But  still  thy  wisdom,  power,  and  grace, 
 
 Shine  brighter  in  thy  Book. 
 
 The  stars  that  in  their  courses  roll 
 Have  much  instruction  given  ; 
 
 But  thy  good  Word  informs  my  soul 
 How  I  may  climb  to  heaven. 
 
 The  fields  provide  me  food,  and  show 
 
 The  goodness  of  the  Lord ; 
 But  fruits  of  life  and  glory  grow 
 
 In  thy  most  holy  Word. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  19 
 
 Here  are  my  choicest  treasures  hid  ; 
 
 Here  my  best  comfort  lies  ; 
 Here  my  desires  are  satisfied  ; 
 
 And  hence  my  joys  arise. 
 
 Lord,  make  me  understand  thy  law  : 
 Show  what  my  faults  have  been  ; 
 
 And  from  thy  Gospel  let  me  draw 
 Pardon  for  all  my  sin. 
 
 Here  would  I  learn  how  Christ  has  died 
 
 To  save  my  soul  from  hell : 
 Not  all  the  books  on  earth  beside 
 
 Such  heavenly  wonders  tell. 
 
 Then  let  me  love  my  Bible  more ; 
 
 And  take  a  fresh  delight 
 By  day   to  read  these   wonders  o'er, 
 
 And  meditate  by  night. 
 
VIII. 
 
 PRAISE   TO    GOD    FOR    LEARNING    TO   READ. 
 
 The  praises  of  my  tongue 
 
 I  offer  to  the  Lord, 
 That  I    was  taught  and  learnt  s<>  young 
 
 T<>    read   his   holv    Word. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  :il 
 
 That  I   am  brought  to  know 
 
 The  danger  I  was  in  ; 
 By  nature  and  by  practice  too, 
 
 A  wretched  slave  to  sin. 
 
 That  I  am  led  to  see 
 I  can  do  nothing  wTell ; 
 
 And  whither  shall  a  sinner  flee, 
 To  save  himself  from  hell  ? 
 
 Dear  Lord,   this  Book  of  thine 
 Informs  me  where   to  go, 
 
 For  grace   to  pardon   all  my   sin, 
 And  make  me  holy  too* 
 
 Here   I   can  read  and  learn 
 How   Christ  the   Son  of  God, 
 
 Did   undertake   our  great    concern; 
 Our  ransom    cost   his  blood. 
 
22  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 And  now  he  reigns  above, 
 
 He  sends  his  Spirit  down, 
 To  show  the  wonders  of  his  love, 
 
 And  make  his  Gospel  known. 
 
 O  may  that  Spirit  teach, 
 
 And  make  my  heart  receive 
 Those  truths  which  all  thy   servants  preach, 
 
 And  all  thy  saints  believe. 
 
 Then  shall  I  praise  the  Lord 
 
 In  a  more  cheerful  strain, 
 That  I  was  taught  to  read  his  Word, 
 
 And  have  not  learnt  in  vain. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  23 
 
 IX. 
 
 THE    ALL-SEEING    GOD. 
 
 Almighty   God,   thy  piercing  eye 
 Strikes  through   the  shades  of  night, 
 
 And  our  most  secret  actions  lie 
 All  open  to  thy  sight. 
 
 There 's  not  a  sin  that  we   commit, 
 
 Nor  wicked  word  we  say, 
 But  in   thy  dreadful  book   'tis  writ 
 
 Against  the  judgment-day. 
 
 And  must  the  crimes  that  I  have  done 
 Be  read  and  publish'd  there : 
 
 Be  all  exposed  before   the  sun, 
 While  men   and  angels  hear  ? 
 
24  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 Lord,  at  thy  feet  ashamed  I  lie  ; 
 
 Upward   I    dare  not  look  : 
 Pardon  my  sins  before  I  die, 
 
 And  blot  them  from  thy  book. 
 
 Remember  all  the  dying  pains 
 
 That  my  Redeemer  felt  ; 
 And  let  his  blood  wash  out  my  stains, 
 
 And  answrer  for  my  guilt. 
 
 O  may  I  now  for  ever  fear 
 T'  indulge  a  sinful  thought, 
 
 Since  the  great  God  can  see  and  hear, 
 And  writes  down   ev'ry  fault ! 
 
DIVIXE    SOXGS.  25 
 
 X. 
 
 SOLEMN    THOUGHTS    OX    GOD    AXD    DEATH. 
 
 There  is  a  God  that  reigns  above, 
 
 Lord  of  the  heavens,  and  earth,   and  seas  : 
 
 I  fear  his  wrath,   I  ask  his  love, 
 
 And  with  my  lips   I  sing  his  praise. 
 
 There  is  a  law  which  he  has  writ, 
 To   teach  us  all  what  we   must  do  : 
 
 My  soul,  to  his  commands  submit, 
 For  they  are  holy,  just,  and  true. 
 
 There  is  a  Gospel  of  rich  grace, 
 
 Whence  sinners  all  their  comforts   draw  : 
 
 Lord,  I  repent,  and  seek  thy  face, 
 For   I  have   often  broke   thy  law. 
 
26  DIVINE    SOWS. 
 
 There  is  an  hour  when  I  must  die, 
 Nor  do  I  know  how  soon  'twill  come : 
 
 A  thousand  children,  young  as  I, 
 
 Are  call'd  by  death  to  hear  their  doom. 
 
 Let  me  improve  the  hours  I  have, 
 Before  the  day  of  grace  is  fled  : 
 
 There  's  no  repentance  in  the  grave, 
 No  pardon  offer'd  to  the  dead. 
 
 Just  as  a  tree  cut  down,  that  fell 
 
 To  north  or  southward,  there  it  lies, 
 
 So  man  departs  to  heaven  or  hell, 
 Fix'd  in  the  state  wherein  he  dies. 
 
DIVINE  SONGS.  27 
 
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 HEAVEN    AND    HELL. 
 
 There  is  beyond  the  sky 
 A  heaven  of  joy  and  love  ; 
 
 And  holy  children,  when  they  die, 
 Go  to  that  world  above. 
 
 There  is  a  dreadful  hell, 
 
 And  everlasting  pains  : 
 There  sinners  must  with  devils  dwell 
 
 In  darkness,  fire,  and  chains. 
 
 Can  such  a  wretch  as  I 
 
 Escape  this  cursed  end  ? 
 And  may  I  hope  whene'er  I  die, 
 
 I  shall  to  heaven  ascend  ? 
 
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 DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 Then  will  I  read  and  pray, 
 While   I  have  life  and  breath, 
 
 Lest  I  should  be  cut  off  to-day , 
 And  sent  t'  eternal  death. 
 
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 XII. 
 
 THE    ADVANTAGES    OF    EARLY    RELIGION. 
 
 Happy   the  child  whose  youngest  years 
 
 Receive  instructions  well  ; 
 Who  hates  the   sinner's  path,  and  fears 
 
 The  road  that  leads  to  hell. 
 
 When  we  devote  our  youth  to  God, 
 
 'Tis  pleasing  in  his  eyes ; 
 A  flower,  when  offer'd  in  the   bud, 
 
 Is  no  vain  sacrifice. 
 
 'Tis  easier  work  if  we  begin 
 
 To  fear  the  Lord  betimes ; 
 While  sinners,   that  grow  old  in  sin, 
 
 Are  hardened  in   their  crimes. 
 
30  DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 'Twill  save  us  from  a  thousand  snares 
 
 To  mind  religion  young  ; 
 Grace  will  preserve   our  following  years, 
 
 And  make  our  virtue  strong. 
 
 To  thee,   Almighty   God,  to  thee 
 
 Our  childhood  we  resign : 
 "Twill  please  us  to  look  back  and  see 
 
 That  our  whole  lives  were  thine. 
 
 Let  the  sweet  work  of  prayer  and  praise 
 Employ  my  youngest  breath  ! 
 
 Tims   I  'm  prepared  for  longer  days, 
 Or  fit  for  early  death. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  31 
 
 XIII. 
 
 THE    DANGER    OF    DELAY. 
 
 Why   should   I  say,   "  Tis  yet  too  soon 
 "  To  seek  for  heaven   or  think  of  death?" 
 
 A  flower  may  fade  before   'tis  noon, 
 And   I  this  day  may  lose  my  breath. 
 
 If  this  rebellious  heart  of  mine 
 
 Despise   the  gracious  calls  of  heaven, 
 
 I   may  be  hardened  in  my  sin, 
 And  never  have  repentance  given. 
 
 What  if  the   Lord  grow  wroth,   and  swear, 
 While  I  refuse  to  read  and  pray, 
 
 That  he  '11  refuse  to  lend  an  ear 
 To  all  my  groans  another  day  ! 
 
J$2  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 What  if  his  dreadful  anger  burn, 
 While   I  refuse   his  offer'd  grace, 
 
 And  all  his  love  to  anger  turn, 
 
 And  strike  me  dead  upon  the  place  ! 
 
 Tis  dangerous  to  provoke  a  God ! 
 
 His  power  and  vengeance  none  can  tell : 
 One  stroke  of  his  almighty  rod 
 
 Shall  send  young  sinners  quick  to  hell. 
 
 Then  'twill  for  ever  be  in  vain 
 To  cry  for  pardon  or  for  grace  ; 
 
 To  wTish  I  had  my  time  again, 
 Or  hope  to  see  my  Maker's  face. 
 
XIV. 
 
 EXAMPLES    OF   EARLY    PIETY. 
 
 What  blest  examples  do  I  find 
 Writ  in  the  Word  of  Truth, 
 
 Of  children  that  began  to  mind 
 Religion  in  their  youth  ! 
 
34  DIVINE    SOXGS. 
 
 Jesus,  who  reigns  above  the  sky, 
 And  keeps  the  world  in  awe, 
 
 Was  once  a  child  as  young  as  I, 
 And  kept  his  Father's  law. 
 
 At  twelve  years  old  he  talked  with  men 
 (The  Jews  all  wondering  stand); 
 
 Yet  he  obey'd  his  Mother  then, 
 And  came  at  her  command. 
 
 Children  a  sweet  hosanna  sung, 
 And  blest  their  Saviour's  name  ; 
 
 They  gave  him  honour  with  their  tongue, 
 While  scribes  and  priests  blaspheme. 
 
 Samuel  the  child  was  wean'd  and  brought 
 
 To  wait  upon  the  Lord : 
 Young  Timothy  betimes  was  taught 
 
 To  know  his  holy   Word. 
 
DIVINE    SONUS. 
 
 35 
 
 Then  why  should  I  so  long  delay 
 What  others  learnt  so  soon  ? 
 
 1   would  not  pass  another  day 
 Without  this  work  besmn. 
 
XV. 
 
 AGAINST   LYING. 
 
 O  'tis  a  lovely  thing  for  youth 
 To  walk  betimes  in  wisdom's  way  ; 
 
 To  fear  a  lie,  to  speak  the  truth, 
 That  we  may  trust  to  all  they  say  ! 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  :>7 
 
 But  liars  we  can  never  trust, 
 
 Though  they  should  speak  the  thing  that  's  true  ; 
 And  he  that  does  one  fault  at  first, 
 
 And  lies  to  hide  it,  makes  it  two. 
 
 Have  we  not  known,  nor  heard,  nor  read 
 How  God  abhors  deceit  and  wrong  ? 
 
 How  Ananias  was  struck  dead, 
 
 Caught  with  a  lie  upon  his  tongue  ? 
 
 So  did  his  wife   Sapphira  die, 
 
 When  she  came  in  and  grew  so  bold 
 
 As  to  confirm  that  wicked  lie, 
 
 Which  just  before  her  husband  told. 
 
 The  Lord  delights  in  them  that  speak 
 The  words  of  truth  ;    but  every  liar 
 
 Must  have  his  portion  in  the  lake 
 
 That  burns  with  brimstone  and  with  fire. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 Then  let  me  always  watch  my  lips, 
 Lest  I  be  struck  to  death  and  hell, 
 
 Since  God  a  book  of  reckoning  keeps 
 For  every  lie  that  children  tell. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  39 
 
 XVI. 
 
 AGAINST    QUARRELLING   AND    FIGHTING. 
 
 Let  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. 
 
 Let  love  through  all  your  actions  run, 
 And  all  your  words  be  mild : 
 
 Live  like  the  blessed  Virgin's  Son, 
 That  sweet  and  lovely  child, 
 
40 
 
 DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 His  soul  was  gentle  as  a  lamb  ; 
 
 And  as  his  stature  grew, 
 He  grew  in  favour  both  with  man, 
 
 And  God  his  Father,  too. 
 
 Now,  Lord  of  all,  he  reigns  above ; 
 
 And  from  his  heavenly  throne 
 He  sees  what  children  dwell  in  love, 
 
 And  marks  them  for  his  own. 
 
XVII. 
 
 LOVE   BETWEEN    BROTHERS    AND    SISTERS. 
 
 Whatever  brawls  disturb  the  street, 
 There  should  be  peace  at  home ; 
 
 Where  sisters  dwell  and  brothers  meet 
 Quarrels  should  never  come. 
 
42  DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 Birds  in  their  little  nests  agree ; 
 
 And  'tis  a  shameful  sight, 
 When  children  of  one  family 
 
 Fall  out,   and  chide,  and  fight. 
 
 Hard  names  at  first,  and  threatening  words, 
 
 That  are  but  noisy  breath, 
 May  grow  to  clubs  and  naked  swords, 
 
 To  murder  and  to  death. 
 
 The  devil  tempts  one  mother's  son 
 
 To  rage  against  another : 
 So  wicked  Cain  was  hurried  on, 
 
 Till  he  had  kill'd  his  brother. 
 
 The  wise  will  let  their  anger  cool, 
 
 At  least  before  'tis  night ; 
 But  in  the  bosom  of  a  fool 
 
 It  burns  till  morning  light. 
 
DIVLXE    SOSGS. 
 
 43 
 
 Pardon,  O  Lord,  our  childish  rage, 
 Our  little  brawls  remove, 
 
 That,   as  we  grow   to  riper  age, 
 Our  hearts  may  all  be  love  ! 
 
XVIII. 
 
 AGAINST    SCOFFING   AND    CALLING    NAMES. 
 
 Our  tongues  were  made  to  bless  the  Lord, 
 
 And  not  speak  ill  of  men : 
 When  others  give  a  railing  word, 
 
 We  must  not  rail  again. 
 
DIVINE   SOiNGS.  45 
 
 Cross  words  and  angry  names  require 
 
 To  be  chastised  at  school ; 
 And  he  's  in  danger  of  hell-fire 
 
 That  calls  his  brother  fool. 
 
 But  lips  that  dare  be  so  profane 
 To  mock,   and  jeer,  and  scoff 
 
 At  holy  things,  or  holy  men, 
 The  Lord  shall  cut  them  off. 
 
 When  children,  in  their  wanton  play, 
 
 Served  old  Elisha  so, 
 And  bade  the  prophet  go  his  wTay, 
 
 '  Go  up,  thou   bald  head,  go  ! ' 
 
 God  quickly  stopp'd  their  "wicked  breath ; 
 
 And  sent  two  raging  bears, 
 That   tore  them   limb  from  limb   to  death, 
 
 With  blood,  and  groans,  and  tears, 
 
46 
 
 DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 Great  God !    how  terrible  art  thou 
 
 To  sinners  e'er  so  young : 
 Grant  me  thy  grace,   and  teach  me  how 
 
 To  tame  and  rule  my   tongue. 
 
DIVINE   SONGS.  47 
 
 XIX. 
 
 AGAINST    CURSING,    SWEARING,   AND   TAKING   GOD'S   NAME    IX 
 
 VrAIN. 
 
 Angels,  that  high  in  glory  dwell, 
 Adore  thy  Name,  Almighty  God ! 
 
 And  devils  tremble  down  in  hell, 
 Beneath  the  terrors  of  thy  rod. 
 
 And  yet  how  wicked  children  dare 
 Abuse  thy  dreadful,  glorious  Name  ! 
 
 And  when  they  're  angry,  how  they  swear, 
 And  curse  their  fellows,  and  blaspheme ! 
 
 How  will  they  stand  before  thy  face, 
 Who  treated  thee  with  such  disdain, 
 
 While  thou  shalt  doom  them  to  the  place 
 Of  everlasting  fire  and  pain  ? 
 
48  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 Then  never   shall  one  cooling  drop 
 
 To  quench  their  burning  tongues  be  given  ; 
 
 But  I  will  praise  thee  here,  and  hope 
 Thus  to  employ  my  tongue  in  heaven. 
 
 My  heart  shall  be  in  pain  to  hear 
 Wretches  affront  the  Lord  above : 
 
 'Tis  that  great  God  whose  power  I  fear, 
 That  heavenly  Father  whom  I  love. 
 
 If  my  companions  grow  profane, 
 
 1 11  leave  their  friendship  when  I  hear 
 
 Young  sinners  take  thy  Name  in  vain, 
 And  learn  to  curse,  and  learn  to  swear. 
 
XX. 
 
 AGAINST    IDLENESS    AND    MISCHIEF. 
 
 How  doth  the  little  busy  bee 
 Improve  each  shining  hour, 
 
 And  gather  honey  all  the  day 
 From  every  opening  flower! 
 
50  DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 How  skilfully  she  builds  her  cell ! 
 
 How  neat  she  spreads  the  wax ! 
 And  labours  hard  to  store  it  well 
 
 With  the  sweet  food  she  makes. 
 
 In  works  of  labour  or  of  skill 
 
 I  would  be  busy  too  : 
 For  Satan  finds  some  mischief  still 
 
 For  idle  hands  to  do. 
 
 In   books,  or  work,  or  healthful  play 
 Let  my  first  years  be  past, 
 
 That  I  may  give  for  every  day 
 Some  good  account  at  last. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  51 
 
 XXI. 
 
 AGAINST    EVIL    COMPANY. 
 
 Why  should  I  join  with  those  in  play 
 
 In  whom  I  've  no  delight ; 
 Who  curse  and  swear,  but  never  pray ; 
 
 Who  call  ill  names,  and  fight  ? 
 
 I  hate  to  hear  a  wanton  song : 
 Their  words  offend  my  ears  : 
 
 I  should  not  dare  defile  my  tongue 
 With  language  such  as  theirs. 
 
 Away  from  fools  I  '11  turn  my  eyes, 
 
 Nor  with  the  scoffers  go  : 
 I  would  be  walking  with  the  wise, 
 
 That  wiser  I  may  grow. 
 
52 
 
 DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 From  one  rude  boy,  that 's  used  to  mock, 
 
 They  learn  the  wicked  jest : 
 One  sickly  sheep  infects  the  flock, 
 
 And  poisons  all  the  rest. 
 
 My  God,  I  hate  to  walk  or  dwell 
 
 With  sinful  children  here  : 
 Then  let  me  not  be  sent  to  hell, 
 
 Where  none  but  sinners  are. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  53 
 
 XXII. 
 
 AGAINST    PRIDE    IN    CLOTHES. 
 
 Why  should  our  garments,  made  to  hide 
 Our  parents'  shame,  provoke  our  pride  ? 
 The  art  of  dress  did  ne'er  begin 
 Till  Eve  our  mother  learnt  to  sin. 
 
 When  first  she  put  the  covering  on, 
 Her  robe  of  innocence  was  gone ; 
 And  yet  her  children  vainly  boast 
 In  the  sad  marks  of  glory  lost. 
 
 How  proud  we  are  !  how  fond  to  show 
 Our  clothes,  and  call  them  rich  and  new, 
 When  the  poor  sheep  and  silkworms  wore 
 That  very  clothing  long  before ! 
 
54  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 The  tulip  and  the  butterfly 
 
 Appear  in  gayer  coats  than  I : 
 
 Let  me  be  dress'cl  fine  as  I  will, 
 
 Flies,  worms,  and  flowers  exceed  me  still. 
 
 Then  will  I  set  my  heart  to  find 
 Inward  adornings  of  the  mind  : 
 Knowledge  and  virtue,  truth  and  grace, 
 These  are  the  robes  of  richest  dress. 
 
 No  more  shall  worms  with  me  compare, 
 This  is  the  raiment  angels  wear  : 
 The  Son  of  God,  when  here  below, 
 Put  on  this  blest  apparel  too. 
 
 It  never  fades,  it  ne'er  grows  old, 
 Nor  fears  the  rain,  nor  moth,  nor  mould  : 
 It  takes  no  spot,  but  still  refines  ; 
 The  more  'tis  worn,  the  more  it  shines. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 55 
 
 In  this  on  earth  would  I  appear, 
 Then  go  to  heaven,  and  wear  it  there  : 
 God  will  approve  it  in  his  sight ; 
 'Tis  his  own  work,  and  his  delight. 
 
56  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 XXIII. 
 
 OBEDIENCE    TO    PARENTS. 
 
 Let  children  that  would  fear  the  Lord 
 
 Hear  what  their  teachers  say ; 
 With  reverence  meet  their  parents'  word, 
 
 And  with  delight  obey. 
 
 Have  you  not  heard  what  dreadful  plagues 
 
 Are  threaten'd  by  the  Lord, 
 To  him  that  breaks  his  father's  law, 
 
 Or  mocks  his  mother's  word  ? 
 
 What  heavy  guilt  upon  him  lies ! 
 
 How  cursed  is  his  name ! 
 The  ravens  shall  pick  out  his  eyes, 
 
 And  eagles  eat  the  same. 
 
DIVINE    SOXGS. 
 
 Di 
 
 But  those  who  worship  God,  and  give 
 
 Their  parents  honour  due, 
 Here  on  this  earth  they  long  shall  live, 
 
 And  live  hereafter,  too. 
 
58  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 XXIV. 
 
 THE    CHILD'S    COMPLAINT. 
 
 Why  should  I  love  my  sports  so  well, 
 
 So  constant  at  my  play, 
 And  lose  the  thoughts  of  heaven  and  hell, 
 
 And  then  forget  to  pray  ? 
 
 What  do  I  read  my  Bible  for, 
 
 But,  Lord,  to  learn  thy  will  ? 
 And  shall  I  daily  know  thee  more, 
 
 And  less  obey  thee  still  ? 
 
 How  senseless  is  my  heart,  and  wild  ! 
 
 How  vain  are  all  my  thoughts ! 
 Pity  the  weakness  of  a  child, 
 
 And  pardon  all  my  faults. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 59 
 
 Make  me  thy  heavenly  voice  to  hear, 
 
 And  let  me  love  to  pray  ; 
 Since  God  will  lend  a  gracious  ear 
 
 To  what  a  child  can  say* 
 
XXV. 
 
 A    MORNING    SONG. 
 
 My  God,  who  makes  the  sun  to  know 
 
 His  proper  hour  to  rise  ; 
 And,  to  give  light  to  all  below, 
 
 Doth  send  him  round  the  skies : 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  61 
 
 When  from  the  chambers  of  the  east 
 
 His  morning  race  begins, 
 He  never  tires,  nor  stops  to  rest, 
 
 But  round  the  world  he  shines. 
 
 So,  like  the  sun,  would  I  fulfil 
 
 The  business  of  the  day  ; 
 Begin  my  work  betimes,  and  still 
 
 March  on  my  heavenly  way. 
 
 Give  me,   O  Lord,  thy  early  grace, 
 Nor  let  my  soul  complain 
 
 That  the  young  morning  of  my  days 
 Has  all  been  spent  in  vain ! 
 
62  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 AN   EVENING   SONG. 
 
 And  now  another  day  is  gone, 
 
 I  '11  sing  my  Maker's  praise  ! 
 My  comforts  every  hour  make  known 
 
 His  providence  and  grace. 
 
 But  how  my  childhood  runs  to  waste ! 
 
 My  sins  how  great  their  sum ! 
 Lord,  give  me  pardon  for  the  past, 
 
 And  strength  for  days  to  come. 
 
 I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep, 
 
 Let  angels  guard  my  head ; 
 And,  through  the  hours  of  darkness,  keep 
 
 Their  watch  around  my  bed. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 63 
 
 With  cheerful  heart  I  close  mine  eyes, 
 Since  thou  wilt  not  remove  ; 
 
 And  in  the  morning  let  me  rise 
 Rejoicing  in  thy  love. 
 
XXVII. 
 
 FOR    THE    LORD'S-DAY    MORNING. 
 
 This  is  the  day  when  Christ  arose 
 
 So  early  from  the  dead; 
 Why  should   I  keep  my  eyelids  close, 
 
 And  waste  my  hours  in  bed  ? 
 
DIVINE   SONGS.  65 
 
 This  is   the   day  when  Jesus  broke 
 The  powers  of  death  and  hell ; 
 
 And  shall  I  still  wear  Satan's  yoke, 
 And  love  my  sins  so  well  ? 
 
 To-day,  with  pleasure,   Christians  meet, 
 To  pray,  and  hear  thy  Word  ; 
 
 And  I  would  go  with  cheerful  feet 
 To  learn  thy  will,  O  Lord  ! 
 
 I  '11  leave  my  sport,  to  read  and  pray, 
 And  so  prepare  for  heaven  : 
 
 O  may  I  love  this  blessed  day 
 The  best  of  all  the  seven  ! 
 
XXVIII. 
 
 FOR    THE    LORD'S    DAY    EVENING. 
 
 Lord,  how  delightful  'tis  to  see 
 
 A  whole  assembly  worship  thee  ! 
 
 At  once  they  sing,  at  once  they  pray  ; 
 
 They  hear  of  heaven,  and  learn  the  way. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  G7 
 
 I  have  been  there,   and  still  would  go  ; 
 Tis  like  a  little  heaven  below  ! 
 Not  all  my  pleasure  and  my  play 
 Should  tempt  me  to  forget  this   day. 
 
 0  write   upon  my  memory.   Lord, 
 The  text  and   doctrines  of  thy  Word  ; 
 That  I  may  break  thy   laws  no  more, 
 But  love  thee  better  than  before  ! 
 
 With  thoughts   of  Christ  and  things  divine 
 Fill  up  this  foolish  heart  of  mine : 
 That,  hoping  pardon  through  his  blood, 
 
 1  may  lie  down,  and  wake  with  God. 
 
68  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 THE    TEN    COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 1.  Thou  shalt  have  no  more  Gods  but  me. 
 
 2.  Before  no  idol  bow  thy  knee. 
 
 3.  Take  not  the  Name  of  God  in  vain  : 
 
 4.  Nor  dare  the  Sabbath-day  profane. 
 
 5.  Give  both  thy  parents  honour  due. 
 
 6.  Take  heed  that  thou  no  murder  do. 
 
 7.  Abstain  from  words  and  deeds  unclean  : 
 
 8.  Nor  steal,  though  thou  art  poor  and  mean 
 
 9.  Nor  make  a  wilful  lie,  nor  love  it. 
 
 10.     What  is  thy  neighbour's  dare  not  covet. 
 
 THE    SUM    OF    THE    COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 With  all  thy  soul  love  God  above ; 
 And  as  thyself  thy  neighbour  love. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  G9 
 
 OUR    SAVIOURS    GOLDEN   RULE. 
 
 Be  you  to  others  kind  and  true, 
 As  you  'd  have  others  be  to  you  ; 
 And  neither  do  nor  say  to  men 
 Whate'er  you  would  not  take  again. 
 
 DUTY    TO   GOD    AND    OUR    NEIGHBOUR. 
 
 Love  God  with  all  your  soul  and  strength 
 With  all  your  heart  and  mind; 
 
 And  love  your  neighbour  as  yourself: 
 Be  faithful,  just,  and  kind. 
 
 Deal  with   another  as  you  'd  have 
 
 Another  deal  with  you  : 
 What  you  're  unwilling  to  receive, 
 
 Be  sure  you  never  do. 
 
70  DIVINE    SONGS. 
 
 THE    HOSANNA  J    OR,   SALVATION    ASCRIBED    TO    CHRIST. 
 
 Hosanna  to  king  David's  Son, 
 Who  reigns  on  a  superior   throne  ! 
 We  bless  the  Prince  of  heavenly  birth 
 Who  brings  salvation  down  to  earth. 
 
 Let  every  nation,  every  age 
 In  this  delightful  work  engage  ; 
 Old  men  and  babes  in  Sion  sing 
 The  growing  glories  of  her  King  ! 
 
 Hosanna  to  the  Prince  of  Grace ; 
 
 Sion,  behold  thy  King  ! 
 Proclaim  the  Son  of  David's  race, 
 
 And  teach  the  babes  to  sing. 
 
DIVINE    SONGS.  71 
 
 Hosanna  to  th'  eternal  Word, 
 Who  from  the  Father  came ; 
 
 Ascribe  salvation  to  the  Lord, 
 With  blessings  on  his  Name ! 
 
 Hosanna  to  the  Son 
 
 Of  David  and  of  God, 
 Who  brought  the  news  of  pardon  down, 
 
 And  bought  it  with  his  blood  ! 
 
 To  Christ,   th'  anointed  King, 
 
 Be  endless  blessings  given  ; 
 Let  the  whole   earth  his  glories  sing, 
 
 Who  made  our  peace  with  heaven. 
 
72  DIVINE   SONGS. 
 
 GLORY    TO    THE    FATHER,    AND    TO    THE    SON,    ETC. 
 
 To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
 And  God  the  Spirit,   Three  in  One, 
 Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
 By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 
 
 Now  let  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
 
 And  Spirit  be  adored, 
 Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
 
 Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 
 
 Give  to  the  Father  praise, 
 Give  glory  to  the   Son, 
 And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  Grace 
 Be   equal  honour  done. 
 
MORAL    SONGS. 
 
A  SLIGHT  SPECIMEN  ; 
 
 SUCH  AS  I  WISH  SOME  HAPPY  AND  CONDESCENDING 
 GENIUS  WOULD  UNDERTAKE  FOR  THE  USE  OF  CHILDREN, 
 AND    PERFORM    MUCH    BETTER. 
 
 The  sense  and  subjects  might  be  borrowed  plenti- 
 fully from  the  Proverbs  of  Solomon,  from  all  the  com- 
 mon appearances  of  nature,  from  all  the  occurrences 
 of  civil  life,  both  in  city  and  country  (which  would 
 also  afford  matter  for  other  divine  songs).  Here  the 
 language  and  measures  should  be  easy,  and  flowing 
 with  cheerfulness,  with  or  without  the  solemnities  of 
 religion,  or  the  sacred  names  of  God  and  holy  things  : 
 that  children  might  find  delight  and  profit  together. 
 
 This  would  be  one  effectual  way  to  deliver  them  from 
 those  idle,  wanton,  or  profane  songs,  which  give  so 
 early  an  ill  taint  to  the  fancy  and  memory  ;  and  become 
 the  seeds  of  future  vices. 
 
THE    SLUGGARD. 
 
 'Tis  the  voice  of  the  Sluggard  :   I  heard  him  complain, 
 "  You  have  waked  me  too  soon  !  I  must  slumber  again  ! 
 As  the  door  on  its  hinges^  so  he  on  his  bed 
 Turns  his  sides,  and  his  shoulders,  and  his  heavy  head. 
 
78  MORAL    SONGS. 
 
 "  A  little  more  sleep,  and  a  little  more  slumber!" 
 
 Thus  he  wastes  half  his  days,  and  his  hours  without  number ; 
 
 And  when  he  gets  up  he  sits  folding  his  hands, 
 
 Or  walks  about  sauntering,  or  trifling  he  stands. 
 
 I  pass'd  by  his  garden,  and  saw  the  wild  brier, 
 The  thorn  and  the  thistle  grow  broader  and  higher : 
 The  clothes  that  hang  on  him  are  turning  to  rags ; 
 And  his  money  still  wastes,  till  he  starves  or  he  begs. 
 
 I  made  him  a  visit,  still  hoping  to  find, 
 
 He  had  took  better  care  for  improving  his  mind : 
 
 He  told  me  his  dreams,  talk'd  of  eating  and  drinking  ; 
 
 But  he  scarce  reads  his  Bible,  and  never  loves  thinking. 
 
 Said  I  then  to  my  heart,  "  Here  's  a  lesson  for  me  ! 
 
 That  man  's  but  a  picture  of  what  I  might  be  ; 
 
 But  thanks  to  my  friends  for  their  care  in  my  breeding, 
 
 Who  have  taught  me  by  times  to  love  working  and  reading  !  " 
 
MORAL    SONGS.  79 
 
 II. 
 
 OXOCEST    PLAY. 
 
 Abroad  in  the  meadows,  to  see  the  young  lambs 
 Run  sporting  about  by  the  side  of  their  dams, 
 
 With  fleeces  so  clean  and  so  white  ; 
 Or  a  nest  of  young  doves  in  a  large  open  cage, 
 When  they  play  all  in  love,  without  anger  or  rage, 
 
 How  much  may  we  learn  from  the  sight ! 
 
 If  we  had  been  ducks,  wTe  might  dabble  in  mud  ; 
 Or  dogs,  we  might  play  till  it  ended  in  blood  : 
 
 So  foul  and  so  fierce  are  their  natures  ; 
 But  Thomas  and  William,  and  such  pretty  names, 
 Should  be  cleanly  and  harmless  as  doves  or  as  lambs, 
 
 Those  lovely  sweet  innocent  creatures. 
 
 Not  a  thing  that  we  do,  nor  a  wTord  that  we  say, 
 Should  injure  another  in  jesting  or  play, 
 
 For  he  's  still  in  earnest  that 's  hurt  : 
 How  rude  are  the  boys  that  throw  pebbles  and  mire  ; 
 There  's  none  but  a  madman  will  fling  about  fire, 
 
 And  tell  you  "  'Tis  all  but  in  sport  ! " 
 
&0  MORAL  SONGS. 
 
 III. 
 
 THE  ROSE. 
 
 How  fair  is  the  Rose  !   what  a  beautiful  flower  ! 
 
 The  glory  of  April  and  May  : 
 But  the  leaves  are  beginning  to  fade  in  an  hour, 
 
 And  they  wither  and  die  in  a  day. 
 
 Vet  the  Rose  has  one  powerful  virtue  to  boast, 
 
 Above  all  the  flowers  of  the  field ! 
 When  its  leaves  are  all  dead  and  fine  colours  are  lost, 
 
 Still  how  sweet  a  perfume  it  will  yield  ! 
 
 So  frail  is  the  youth  and  the  beauty  of  man, 
 
 Though  they  bloom  and  look  gay  like  the  Rose  ; 
 
 But  all  our  fond  care  to  preserve  them  is  vain, 
 Time  kills  them  as  fast  as  he  goes. 
 
 Then  I  '11  not  be  proud  of  my  youth  and  my  beauty, 
 
 Since  both  of  them  wither  and  fade  ; 
 But  gain  a  good  name  by  well  doing  my  duty  : 
 
 This  will  scent  like  a  Rose  when  1  'm  dead. 
 
MORAL    SONGS.  S3 
 
 V. 
 
 THE    A>T,    OR    EMMET. 
 
 These  Emmets,  how  little  they  are  in  our  eyes ! 
 We  tread  them  to  dust,  and  a  troop  of  them  dies, 
 
 Without  our  regard  or  concern  : 
 Yet,  as  wise  as  we  are,  if  we  went  to  their  school. 
 There  's  many  a  sluggard  and  many  a  fool 
 
 Some  lessons  of  wisdom  might  learn. 
 
 They  wear  not  their  time  out  in  sleeping  or  play. 
 But  gather  up  corn  in  a  sunshiny  day, 
 
 And  for  winter  they  lay  up  their  stores  : 
 They  manage  their  work  in  such  regular  forms, 
 One  would  think  they  foresaw  all  the  frosts  and  the  storms, 
 
 And  so  brought  their  food  within  doors. 
 
84  MORAL    SONGS. 
 
 But  I  have  less  sense  than  a  poor  creeping  Ant, 
 If  I  take  not  due  care  for  the  things  1  shall  want, 
 
 Nor  provide  against  dangers  in  time  ; 
 When  death  or  old  age  shall  once  stare  in  my  face, 
 What  a  wretch  shall  I  be  in  the  end  of  my  days, 
 
 If  I  trifle  away  all  their  prime  ! 
 
 Now,  now,  while  my  strength  and  my  youth  are  in  bloom, 
 Let  me  think  what  shall  serve  me  when  sickness  shall  come, 
 
 And  pray  that  my  sins  be  forgiven. 
 Let  me  read  in  good  books,  and  believe,  and  obey  ; 
 That,  when  death  turns  me  out  of  this  cottage  of  clay, 
 
 I  may  dwell  in  a  palace  in  heaven. 
 
MORAL    SONGS  85 
 
 VI. 
 
 GOOD    RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 Though  I  'm  now  in  younger  days, 
 Nor  can  tell  what  shall  befall  me, 
 
 I  '11  prepare  for  every  place 
 
 Where  my  growing  age  shall  call  me. 
 
 Should  I  e'er  be  rich  or  great, 
 
 Others  shall  partake  my  goodness ; 
 
 I  '11  supply  the  poor  with  meat, 
 Never  showing  scorn  or  rudeness. 
 
 Where  I  see  the  blind  or  lame, 
 
 Deaf  or  dumb,  I'll  kindly  treat  them  : 
 
 I  deserve  to  feel  the  same, 
 
 If  I  mock,  or  hurt,  or  cheat  them. 
 
86  MORAL   SONGS. 
 
 If  I  meet  with  railing  tongues, 
 
 Why  should  I  return  them  railing, 
 
 Since  I  best  revenge  my  wrongs 
 By  my  patience  never  failing  ? 
 
 When  I  hear  them  telling  lies, 
 Talking  foolish,  cursing,  swearing, 
 
 First  I  '11  try  to  make  them  wise, 
 Or  I  '11  soon  go  out  of  hearing. 
 
 What  though  I  be  low  or  mean, 
 I  '11  engage  the  rich  to  love  me, 
 
 While  I  'm  modest,  neat,  and  clean, 
 And  submit  when  they  reprove  me. 
 
 If  I  should  be  poor  and  sick, 
 I  shall  meet,   I  hope,  with  pity  ; 
 
 Since  I  love  to  help  the  weak, 
 
 Though  they  're  neither  fair  nor  witty. 
 
MORAL   SONGS.  87 
 
 I  '11  not  willingly  offend, 
 
 Nor  be  easily  offended  : 
 What 's  amiss  I  '11  strive  to  mend, 
 
 And  endure  what  can't  be  mended. 
 
 May  I  be  so  watchful  still 
 
 O'er  my  humours  and  my  passion, 
 
 As  to  speak  and  do  no  ill, 
 
 Though  it  should  be  all  the  fashion. 
 
 Wicked  fashions  lead  to  hell ; 
 
 Ne'er  may  I  be  found  complying  ; 
 But  in  life  behave  so  well, 
 
 Not  to  be  afraid  of  dying. 
 
ItS  Ug^Mi 
 
 VIII. 
 
 CRADLE    HYMN. 
 
 Hush,  my  dear !     Lie  still,  and  slumber  ! 
 
 Holy  angels  guard  thy  bed  ! 
 Heavenly  blessings,  without  number, 
 
 Gently  falling  on  thy  head. 
 
MORAL    SONGS.  89 
 
 Sleep,  my  babe !   thy  food  and  raiment, 
 House  and  home,  thy  friends  provide  ; 
 
 All  without  thy  care  or  payment, 
 All  thy  wants  are  well  supplied. 
 
 How  much  better  thou  'rt  attended 
 Than  the  Son  of  God  could  be, 
 
 When  from  heaven  he  descended, 
 And  became  a  child  like  thee  ! 
 
 Soft  and  easy  is  thy  cradle  : 
 
 Coarse  and  hard  thy  Saviour  lay, 
 
 When  his  birthplace  was  a  stable, 
 And  his  softest  bed  was  hay. 
 
 Blessed  Babe  !    what  glorious  features, — 
 Spotless  fair,  divinely  bright ! 
 
 Must  he  dwell  with  brutal  creatures  ? 
 How  could  angels  bear  the  sight  ? 
 
90  MORAL   SONGS. 
 
 Was  there  nothing  but  a  manger 
 
 Cursed  sinners  could  afford, 
 To  receive  the  heavenly  stranger  ? 
 
 Did  they  thus  affront  the  Lord  ? 
 
 Soft,  my  child  !  I  did  not  chide  thee, 
 Though  my  song  might  sound  too  hard  : 
 
 'Tis  thy  mother*  sits  beside  thee, 
 And  her  arm  shall  be  thy  guard. 
 
 Yet  to  read  the  shameful  story, 
 How  the  Jews  abused  their  King, 
 
 How  they  served  the  Lord  of  Glory, 
 Makes  me  angry  while  I  sing. 
 
 See  the  kinder  shepherds  round  him, 
 
 Telling  wonders  from  the  sky  ! 
 Where  they  sought  him,  there  they  found  him, 
 
 With  his  Virgin-mother  by. 
 
 Here  you  ma}'  use  the  word  Brother,  Sister,  &c. 
 
MORAL    SONGS.  91 
 
 See  the  lovely   Babe  a-dressing  : 
 Lovely  infant,  how  he  smiled  ! 
 
 When  he  wept,  his  mother's  blessing 
 Sooth'd  and  hush'd  the  holy  child. 
 
 Lo,  he  slumbers  in  a  manger, 
 Where  the  horned  oxen  fed! — 
 
 Peace,  my   darling !    here  's  no  danger  : 
 There  's  no  ox  a-near  thy  bed. 
 
 'Twas  to  save  thee,  child,  from  dying, 
 Save  my  dear  from  burning  flame, 
 
 Bitter  groans  and  endless  crying, 
 That  thy  blest  Redeemer  came. 
 
 May  est  thou  live  to  know  and  fear  him, 
 Trust  and  love  him  all  thy  days : 
 
 Then  go  dwell  for  ever  near  him, 
 See  his  face,  and  sing  his  praise  ! 
 
92 
 
 MORAL    SONGS. 
 
 I   could  give   thee   thousand  kisses  ! 
 
 Hoping  what  I  most  desire, 
 Not  a  mother's  fondest  wishes 
 
 Can   to  greater  joys  aspire  ! 
 
.MORAL    SONGS.  93 
 
 VII. 
 
 summer's  evening. 
 
 How  fine  has  the  clay  been !  how  bright  was  the  sun  ! 
 How  lovely  and  joyful  the  course  that  he  run  ; 
 Though  he  rose  in  a  mist  when  his  race  he  begun, 
 
 And  there  follow 'd  some  droppings  of  rain  : 
 But  now  the  fair  traveller  's  come  to  the  west, 
 His  rays  are  all  gold,  and  his  beauties  are  best ; 
 He  paints  the  skies  gay  as  he  sinks  to  his  rest, 
 
 And  foretells  a  brigrjt  rising  again. 
 
 Just  such  is  the  Christian.     His  course  he  begins 
 Like  the  sun  in  a  mist,  while  he  mourns  for  his  sins, 
 And  melts  into  tears  ;  then  he  breaks  out  and  shines, 
 And  travels  his  heavenly  way  : 
 
94 
 
 MORAL    SONGS. 
 
 But  when  he  comes  nearer  to  finish  his  race 
 Like  a  fine  setting  sun,  he  looks  richer  in  grace  ; 
 And  gives  a  sure  hope,  at  the  end  of  his  days, 
 Of  rising  in  brighter  array. 
 
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