And will entreat—for mercy sweet
O Lord! forgive—and let me live.
My body must—be turned to dust.
Then let me fly—beyond the sky,
And see thy face—in that sweet place.
LESSON VI.
THE WORLD.—PART I.
Genesis i. 1-10
This large place we live in is called the world. It is very beautiful. If we look up we see the blue sky, if we look down we see the green grass. The sky is like a curtain spread over our heads, the grass like a carpet under our feet, and the bright sun is like a candle to give us light. It was very kind of God to make such a beautiful world, and let us live in it.
God was in heaven, and all his bright angels around him, when he began to make the world. God’s Son was with him—for God always has a Son, just like himself.
His Son’s name is Jesus Christ. He is as good and as great as God his Father. The Father and the Son are God: they always lived together, and they love each other exceedingly. The Father and the Son are one God, and they made the world.