The Shepherd Boy. [Machine readable transcription] Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center.The Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition.Michael Seadle, Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. Conversion to TEI.2 conformant markup: Ruth Ann Jones, Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. Amy Vance. Creation of machine-readable version: Yolanda T. Gause. Cristina Bock. ca. 16 kilobytes Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. 2001 East Lansing, Michigan Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. Publicly accessible. URL: http://digital.lib.msu.edu/shepherdboy/shep.htm The text this electronic edition is based on was published before 1923 and is therefore in the public domain according to U.S. copyright law. Bound with Ann Lively and Her Bible, and Other Stories for Young Children The Shepherd Boy Author unknown 16 p. American Tract Society 1830? This work is part of the collection "Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America." The copies consulted in the creation of the electronic editions are owned by the Michigan State University Libraries and the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University. The works have been encoded in Tei.2 conformant markup. They are being made publicly accessible as an educational resource. Line breaks have not been retained. All unambiguous end-of-line hyphens have been removed. In the case of unambiguous end-of-line hyphens which divide a word between two pages, the hyphen has been removed and the trailing part of the word has been joined to the last line of the preceding page. Library of Congress Subject Headings. date of changes corrector who made the changes what was done THE SHEPHERD BOY. A boy with a shepherd's crook sits on a rock, holding an open book in one hand and petting a black dog with the other. -5- PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. A boy holding a shepherd's crook sits on the grass and looks up at the sky. A sheep rests on the ground beside him. Mountains can be seen in the distance. A man leaning against a tree stands by as a boy with a shepherd's crook, a herd of seep, and a small dog pass him on the road. THE SHEPHERD BOY. ONCE more I quit my wintry bower, And hasten, pleased, away: While sweet content crowns every hour, And brightens all the day. A boy walks down a road playing a flute. Several sheep are standing off to his right, and a dog is jumping about by his heels. Onward I trip with cheerful speed, To yonder smiling plain, And whistling with my tuneful reed, I call my fleecy train. My little dog, how willing he Runs all the country o'er; Performs his duty faithfully, And then trips on before. A boy sits under a tree, looking out over a meadow on which several sheep are grazing. One sheep appears in the foreground. A bird sits on a bare branch of the tree, and another is flying in the distance. Soon as the cheering sun is up, The tuneful lark begins: Well pleased to hear, I gladly stop To listen while she sings. All nature's works, with one accord Some grateful tribute pay; And fain would I adore the Lord, And louder sing than they. A boy sits on the ground in a mountain scene, resting one hand on the ground and the other in his lap. Oft am I filled with peace and joy; How good is God to me: O do thou bless a shepherd boy; Teach him to sing of thee. Where'er around I turn my eyes, How charming is the scene: Mountains whose summits reach the skies, And valleys clothed in green. A boy with a shepherd's crook parts some tall grass in front of him, behind which a ram, a ewe, and a lamb are standing. Thou feedest all my num'rous flock, Extend thy care to me; They drink the cooling water-brook, But give me drink from thee. Each morn I call them out to feed Beside the sparkling rills; But feed thou me with food indeed, From thine eternal hills. An illustration of a wolf leaping through the forest. Once, as oppressed with sleep, I lay, With pining hunger bold, A prowling enemy came by And robbed my little fold. But thou, great Shepherd, dost not sleep, Nor slumber oft, like me; So that no foe can steal a sheep Eternally from thee. An illustration of three sheep. A ram stands furthest back, with a ewe lying on the ground in front of him. A lamb lies on the ground in front of the ewe. Then let my humble voice resound; To thee my strains belong-- While hills and valleys catch the sound, And echo back the song. Often as this is my employ, Jesus shall be my theme; He died to save a shepherd boy, And I will sing of him. Two men riding on horses halt to talk to a man standing by the road. The man is holding an open book in one hand, and is gesturing to his right, as though giving the mounted men directions. Two gentlemen were riding out one day, and they saw a shepherd lad reading his Bible; they went to him, and asked which was the road to Heaven. The shepherd boy looked at them for a moment, and seeing they intended to make a jest of him, said, "Gentlemen, the way to Heaven is by that Tower," pointing to one at some distance. They laughed at him, and rode on. Presently they came near the tower, when one of them said, I should like to know the name of that tower. He stopped and asked a countryman what it was called. The man told them it was the "Tower of Repentance." This explained what the shepherd boy had told them. Remember that it is written, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly: Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest dye. A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall; Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus and my all. Two sheep stand near the side of a cliff, looking down over the edge, while a boy with a shepherd's crook runs up in the background, looking alarmed. The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. A boy with a shepherd's crook looks out over a landscape at the setting sun. A small dog excitedly runs along next to him. When on the sultry plain I faint, Or on the barren mountains pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wand'ring steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow Amid the verdant landscape flow. A man lying in bed is visited by a woman, who is sitting in a chair next to the bed, and a man, who rests his hand on the back of the chair and lowers his head slightly. Though in the path of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. A landscape depicting a cliff jutting out amidst a mountain scene. The silhouette of a shepherd and a dog can be seen standing on a path that runs along the cliff. Though in a bare and rugged way, Through lonely desert wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile-- The barren wilderness shall smile, With beauteous green and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around. A child leans out of a window to look at a bird in a cage. Now the winter is over, And spring comes again, To keep you here, robin, Would be to you pain. When out in the meadow, I'll hear your sweet song; Then fly away, robin, I'll see you ere long.

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