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144 LETTERS.
May each infant heart in hut or hall
Beat with joy, as dawns this happy day;
On their knees nay pious mothers fall, —
Teach their babes with lisping voice to call
On that Child in lowly crib that lay;
Tell how child-like hearts to Him are dear;
How the pure, the meek, He loving sought;
And, as rines in bark cut deep and clear,
On their infant minds impress whate’er
Jesus did on earth and what He taught.
Haste, ye nations, to His courts with song;
Praise in tuneful strains His name most blest;
Children, pure in heart! the young, the strong;
Ye aged! that slowly creep along,
Hasten, in your Brother’s arms to rest!
He hath lit a star in darkest night,
Through the mists of life it sheds its ray;
Heay’n-born Hope its name, that maiden bright,
Who the pilgrim guides to realms of light,
Where all mysteries shall be clear as day.
Dark the midnight hour that’s passed away, —
Dark as death; but once, when time shall cease,
Dawns the morning of eternal day,
That with countless lights of purest ray,
Hails the reign of endless grace and peace.
SrocxHoim, 12th April, 1829.
I am so eager to write to you, that I really believe that
‘ the mail will have to carry every post-day the extra weight
of a letter from me. My first thought when I awake in
the morning is “ Charlotte.” And this thought is now so
cheering, that I fancy we have got sunshine and spring
weather, until I look out of the window and see that win-
ter and snow-storms have not left us yet, in the midst of
April. HowTI long for a letter from you! I am sure I
wish every success. “ Brilliant match!” God save
us from it! I can never couple with it the idea of happy
marriage. I believe that with you will enjoy real,
true, domestic happiness. Of his character and qualities
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