FOR THE YOUNG. COLLECTED AND ARRANGED FOR THE EVANGELICAL KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. NEW-YORK: PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF 11 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE. 1858. 1873, Jan. 31. Gift of William S. Ivery, & Geneva, N. y. (76.2.1854) BV 375 ·P76 JOHN A. GRAY, Printer and Stereotyper, 16 and 18 Jacob Street, Fire-Proof Buildings. MOTHER, watch the little feet Climbing o'er the garden wall, Bounding through the busy street, Ranging cellar, shed, and hall; Never coun the moments lost, Never mind the time it cost; Little feet will go astray Guide them, mother, while you may. Mother, watch the little hand Picking berries by the way, Tossing on the fragrant hay. Mother, watch the little tongue Mother, watch the little heart Beating soft and warm for you; Wholesome lessons now impart— Keep, oh! keep that young heart true! Extricating every weed, Sowing good and precious seed; Harvest rich you then may see, Ripening for eternity. INDE X. A fountain ever springing, A garden fenced from common earth, Among the deepest shades of night, Awake, my soul, and with the sun, Before I close my eyes in sleep, Be with me, Lord, where'er I go, 135 47 12 22 64 129 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, By cool Siloam's shady rill, Before in sleep I close my eyes, Can I, all-gracious Providence, Child, ere thou wander forth to play, |