I have been there, and still would go: O write upon my memory, Lord! With thonghts of Christ and things divine THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OUT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, Put into short Rhyme, for Children. Exodus, chap. xx. 1. THOU shalt have no more gods but Me. 3. Take not the name of God in vain. 10. What is thy neighbour's dare not covet. THE SUM OF THE COMMANDMENTS, OUT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. Matthew xxii. 37. WITH all thy soul love God above, And as thyself thy neighbour love. BE OUR SAVIOUR'S GOLDEN RULE. Matthew vii. 12. you to others kind and true, As you'd have others be to you; And neither do nor say to men, Whate'er you would not take again. DUTY TO GOD AND OUR NEIGHBOUR. LOVE God with all your soul and strength, With all your heart and mind: And love your neighbour as yourself, Be faithful, just, and kind. Deal with another as you'd have What you're unwilling to receive, Out of my Book of Hymns I have here added the Hosanna, and Glory to the Father,' &c, to be sung at the end of any of these Songs, according to the direction of parents or governors. THE HOSANNA: OR, SALVATION ASCRIBED TO CHRIST. LONG METRE. HOSANNA to king David's Son, Let every nation, every age, COMMON METRE. HOSANNA to the Prince of grace; Hosanna to the' eternal Word, SHORT METRE. HOSANNA to the Son Of David and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down, To Christ, the' anointed King, Be endless blessings given; Let the whole earth his glory sing, Who made our peace with Heaven. GLORY TO THE FATHER AND THE SON, &c. LONG METRE. To God the Father, God the Son, COMMON METRE. Now let the Father, and the Son, Where there are works to make him known, SHORT METRE. Give to the Father praise, Give glory to the Son; And to the Spirit of his grace; VOL. II. MORAL SONGS. A SLIGHT SPECIMEN; SUCH AS I WISH SOME HAPPY AND CONDESCEND- The sense and subjects might be borrowed plentifully from the Proverbs of Solomon, from all the common appearances of nature, from all the occurrences of civil life, both in city and country (which would also afford matter for other divine songs). Here the language and measures should be easy, and flowing with cheerfulness, with or without the solemnities of religion, or the sacred names of God and holy things; that children might find delight and profit together. This would be one effectual way to deliver them from those idle, wanton, or profane songs, which give so early an ill taint to the fancy and memory; and become the seeds of future vices. THE SLUGGARD. 'Tis the voice of the sluggard; I hear him complain, "You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again." As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed [head. Turns his sides, and his shoulders, and his heavy A little more sleep and a little more slumber :' Thus he wastes half his days and his hours without number; And when he gets up, he sits folding his hands, Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands. 1 |