Wicked fashions lead to hell; Ne'er may I be found complying ; But in life behave so well, Not to be afraid of dying. A SUMMER EVENING. HOW fine has the day been, how bright was the fun, How lovely and joyful the courfe that he run, Juft fuch is the christian: His course he begins, And melts into tears: Then he breaks out and fhines, But when he comes nearer to finish his race, Like a fine fetting fun he looks richer in grace, Some Some Copies of the following Hymn having got abroad already into feveral Hands, the Author has been perfuaded to permit it to appear in Public, at the End of thefe Songs for Children. H A CRADLE HY M N. USHI! my dear, lie ftill and flumber, Heavenly bleffings without number Sleep, my babe; thy food and raiment, All without thy care or payment, How much better thou 'rt attended Soft and easy is thy cradle : Coarfe and hard thy Saviour lay: Bleffed babe! what glorious features, Was Was there nothing but a manger Did they thus affront their Lord? Soft my child; I did not chide thee, 'Tis thy * Mother Nurse that fits befide thee, And her arms fhall be thy guard. Yet to read the fhameful ftory, How the Jews abus'd their King, How they ferv'd the Lord of glory, Makes me angry while I fing. See the kinder fhepherds round him, Telling wonders from the sky ! Where they fought him, there they found him, See the lovely babe a-dreffing; Lovely infant, how he fmil'd! When he wept, the Mother's bleffing Sooth'd and hush'd the holy child. Lo, he flumbers in his manger, Where the horned oxen fed ; Peace, my darling, here's no danger, Here's no ox a-near thy bed. *Here you may ufe the words, Brother, Sifter, Neighhour, Friend, &c. 'Twas 'Twas to fave thee, child, from dying, May'ft thou live to know and fear him, I could give thee thousand kiffes, CON- CONTENTS. VERSES on reading Mr. Watts's Poems, facred to Piety and Devotion Lyricæ To Mr. Watts, on his Poemis To Mr. Watts, on reading his Horæ - To Mr. Watts, on his Divine Poems 3 3 5 9 The Penitent pardoned, Hymn of Praise for three great Salvations, The Incomprehenfible, Death and Eternity, Bbz ΙΟ 13-38 39 41 42 44 46 47 49 - 50 53 54 55 56 59 60 A Sight |