Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 · Boston, Houghton, Osgood and company · leaf 276
Nor will Thy mercy less delight The infants God to be,Who, through the darkness of the night, For safety trusts to Thee. The little birds that sing all day In many a leafy wood,By Thee are clothed with plumage gay. By Thee supplied with food. And when at night they cease to sing. By Thee protected… … 260 CHILD LIFE. For night and day to Thee are one ; The helpless are Thy care ;And for the sake of Thy dear Son, Thou hearst my childish prayer. — Bernard Barton.
Children's poetry
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