CHILD'S

PICTURE

BOOK.

CONCORD,
BUFUS

N. H.:

MERRILL.

FLOWERS.

There

When
That

is

beauty
kissed by

in flowers
the showers

fall in the bowers

Of

gardens so fair,
is telling
When
music
In notes
that are sweHing,
jAnd love is excelling,
Aloft in the air.

singing,
Deep valleysare ringing,
And
harmony bringing

Birds

are

now

Content

To

mind.

caressing,
sendinga blessing
all now
confessing

Flowers
And

to the

are

To

be to them

kind.

Minds
To

lands

Afar

are

soon

that
the

from
Of

woe

Saying,"Come
Filled

with

Nature's

rare

kind

Free

as

roving
are
blooming
glooming
and despair,
to

the bowers

flowers

dowers,
the air."

"

Come,
From
See

my

love,

spurn
a little flower
the

lily on

Hanging
head;
While

it

down

do

and

the

not

learn

to

bed,
its

scarcely

modest

can

be

seen,

Folded

in its leaf of green,

Yet

its

For

the

love

we

sweet

lily well,
and
pleasant

smell,
rather

would

And
Than

other

many
flowers

'T

Like

is

seem

of

Emblems

not

ours

gayer

lilies

Pretty

call it

to

be

humility.
beauty

summer

that

flower

we

iti

But

humilitywill last,

Fair and sweet, when

Js past ;
And

the

Views

ty
beau-

Saviour,from above,

humble

child with

love.

Come,

my

love,and

do

not

spurn
From
a littleflower to learn
Let your temper be as sweet

lilyat your feet ;

be as mild:
gentle,
modest,simplechild.

As

the

Be

as

Be

The

Forget-me-not.

is

There

sweet,

lovely

flower,
Tinged deep with faith's
unchanging hue,
Pure

Of

as

the ether

loveliest

in its hour

and

serenest

blue.

The

streamlet's

gentle side

it seeks,
The

silent

fount,the

shaded

grot;

sweetly to the heart it

speaks
Forget-me-not, forget-me-

And

"

not.

10

See

flowers, how

the

grow;
the winds
Hear

they
gently

that

blow.
and

Bird

and

insect, flower

tree,
Know

not
they must
has something

Each

do
Little

idle

be;

it must

"

children,so

must

you.

The

buds

and

the

blossoms,

bright to the view!

Like jewelsand diamonds,
They sparklewith dew.
How

risingbeams
Have
greetedeach flower:
How
lovelythe scene,

The

sun's

How

peacefulthe

hour

awakens

All nature
From

And

nightof

the insects

their

From

soft

sleep,

more

once

hiding-holes

creep.
The

old birds have

Far

away

Whik

Their

to

flown

get food,

anxiouslywait
timid young

brood.

13
To

Father

our

Our

voices

With

Dear

to

his

Saviour, to
hearts

Our

teach

Upon

us,

our

Oh,

are
we

'11 raise,

fervent,
praise.
love

let

thee,
!

heart-garden,
thy love rain,

fresh

Upon

thee

inclined

pray
precepts to mind

Thy

Like

we

feelingsmost

In songs

Oh,

in heaven

summer

the young

Like

showers

grain.

soft,gentledew
Upon the dry earth,
Which
the old buds,
opens
And
to
ones
new
gives \
birth.

14

teach

O,

Be

to

deeds

offer

thy praise,
of true charity
acts
that
the
we
hymns

Good

And

us

in

raise.
From
Or

all that will harm

us,

will

hring,
Oh, keep us. dear Lord,
Beneath
thy brightwing,
sorrow

MADE

WHO

Ma

Say,

! did

And

FLOWERS

God

all

make

flowers

the
That

THE

to-day?

richlybloom

is it he

that sends

sweet

showers

To

make

them

look

so

gay?

Did

he

That

make

rear

all the

their

tains
moun-

heads

so

high?
And

all the

That

little fountains

glide so gently hy

16

And

does

he

for children

care

small?
Ma!

Say,

does

God

love

me?

Has

he

the

guardian

of

care

all
The

Yes!

various

yes

my

them

and
man

child,

all,

Flowers,
No

things

we

he

so

made

"

mountains,
tree

see

plants

great,

no.

child

so

small,
That

from

his

eye

can

flee !

RUFUS
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