Simple Rhymes for Little Children. [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: 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/ssb/simplerhymes/simp.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. Simple Rhymes for Little Children Author unknown 16 p. American Sunday-School Union 1835 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 SIMPLE RHYMES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. A woman sits in a chair holding an open book in one hand, apparently reading aloud to a boy who is sitting on a nearby couch. WRITTEN FOR THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, AND REVISED BY THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION. AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION. PHILADELPHIA: NO. 146 CHESTNUT STREET. ENTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1838, By PAUL BECK, Jr., Treasurer, in trust for the American Sunday-school Union, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn- sylvania. SIMPLE RHYMES. A child kneels in a graveyard in front of a grave, folding his hands in front of him in prayer. An old man with a cane stands nearby and appears to be talking to the child. A church can be seen through the trees in the background. Now is the time to think of God, While youth is in its bloom; Nor wait, until old age prepares Our bodies for the tomb. Read Ecclesiastes, 12th chapter, 1st verse. A girl sits on a bench outdoors, holding an open book; a boy standing next to her has his arm around her shoulder and is pointing to a page. A stick and hoop lie on the ground at the feet of the boy, and a dog is sitting in front of the bench to the right of the girl. 'Tis promised in His holy word, That those who early give Their heart's best love unto the Lord, With him shall ever live, Read Proverbs, 8th chapter, 17th verse A man on a horse is riding away from a small house; a second man standing in front of the house is waving to him as he goes. A much larger house can be seen off in the distance. Oh choose the strait and narrow path That leads you to the Lord, And study well the precepts giv'n, In his most precious word. Read Matthew, 7th chapter, 13th and 14th verses. An illustration of a man sitting in a graveyard in front of a large tomb and reading. Several more graves and a church appear in the background. A time to read, a time to pray, A time to leave my books and play, To give my heart to God: A time to live, a time to die; For soon my little head may lie Under the valley sod. Read Ecclesiastes, 3d chapter. A woman and a girl stand on a path in a flower garden behind a small house; the girl is extending one hand toward a bunch of flowers. Behold the wonders of his works, And think that God is there; The rose and lily spread their leaves, And show their Maker's care. See, when the sun in splendour shines, It warms the little flower; The moon and stars, and all things, are Formed by his skill and power. To let us live the Lord is good, He shields us from all harm; He gives us every day our food, And clothes to keep us warm. While all things that we see around, Praise him with one accord, We'll raise our feeble voices too, In praises to the Lord. A boy sits in front of a building with an open book in his hands. Four other children have crowded around him, and look in wonder at the pages; the girls are raising their hands in astonishment. There was a time, though long ago, When not a book was found For such a little child as I, In all the country round. But since the Sunday-school began, We've many books in store; And every Sabbath I get one, And can have many more. Children Quarreling.An illustration of two young girls arguing; one is raising her fist in the air angrily, and the other extends one hand toward the ground, also looking upset. A woman standing nearby watches them in concern, extending her hands toward them as though trying to calm them down. How pleasant to see Little children agree And help one another along; But when their delight Is to quarrel and fight, Oh then they are sure to do wrong. Then hear what I say, Your parents obey, Be sure one another to love; That when death shall come, To take us all home, We may meet and be happy above. A group of children approach a building labelled "SUNDAY SCHOOL". A group of three girls has reached the door first; the girls are looking back over their shoulders at two boys, one of whom is holding an open book in one hand. A woman waits for the children at the door of the building. I love, when Sabbath morning comes, To see the children leave their homes Then haste away to Sunday-school Beneath the shady tree so cool, And holy keep that sacred day, And learn to read, and sing, and pray God will reward them with his love, And give them mansions far above, Where with the angels they shall sing Hosannas to the Eternal King. A country scene portraying the area around a church. One building stands to the left side of the picture, and a road running down the middle of the picture leads past a graveyard and up to the church, which stands among the bushes and trees in the background. By morning light to walk abroad And view the wondrous works of God; With scenes of pleasure all around And music sweet in every sound; The village spire in distant view; The Sunday-school--the graveyard, too, Remind us that from youth to age, God should our constant thoughts engage. A young boy swings in a swing that is suspended from two trees while another boy watches. A woman sits nearby reading a book, and a bird can be seen flying in the background. Little bird flying high, Making music to the sky, Spread abroad thy pretty wings, While my little brother swings. Sister reading in her book, Has not time at us to look. An older boy leans against a tree and reads a book. A dog is lying on the ground at his feet, and a large house can be seen far away in the background. A church steeple rises above the treetops in the distance. Why should I sleep away my time, As sluggards do, in bed? The sun may rise some morning bright, And I be with the dead. O 'tis a solemn thing to think How soon a child may die; Yet if he loves the Lord his God, No tear should dim the eye. For all his promises are sure, To those who seek his face; And now, O Lord, bestow on me The blessings of thy grace. An illustration of a boy falling from a fruit tree; he is still holding on with one hand, but he has obviously lost his balance. Several pieces of fruit are falling from his grasp. What a wicked boy, to play On the holy Sabbath day; God will punish him, I know, For in the Bible He says so. A boy sits at a table with an open book in front of him; he raises one hand in the air as though he were speaking in public. Gracious Lord, be thou my guide; On my heart thy laws inscribe, Thy holy word should precious be To every little child like me.

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