Ballads for little folk . A SHORT SERMON. Children, who read my lay,Thus much I have to say :Each day, and every day, Do what is right !Right things, in great and small ;Then, though the sky should fall,Sun, moon, and stars, and all, You shall have light ! This further I would say :Be you tempted as you may,Each day, and every day, Speak what is true !True things, in great and small ;Then, though the sky should fall,Sun, moon, and stars, and all, Heaven would show through ! Figs, as you see and know,Do not out of thistles grow ;And, though the blossoms blowWhite on the tree, A Short Sermon. 51
Ballads for little folk . A SHORT SERMON. Children, who read my lay,Thus much I have to say :Each day, and every day, Do what is right !Right things, in great and small ;Then, though the sky should fall,Sun, moon, and stars, and all, You shall have light ! This further I would say :Be you tempted as you may,Each day, and every day, Speak what is true !True things, in great and small ;Then, though the sky should fall,Sun, moon, and stars, and all, Heaven would show through ! Figs, as you see and know,Do not out of thistles grow ;And, though the blossoms blowWhite on the tree, A Short Sermon. 51 Grapes never, never yetOn the limbs of thorns were set ;So, if you a good would get, Good you must be ! Lifes journey, through and through,Speaking what is just and true ;Doing what is right to do Unto one and all,When you work and when you play,Each day, and every day ;Then peace shall gild your way, Though the sky should fall.
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