All honest labour,
God will bless;
Let me not live
In idleness.
I will not be
Or rude or wild,
I must not be
A naughty child.
I will not speak
Of others ill,
But ever bear
To all good-will.
I'd rather die
Than tell a lie,
Lest I be lost
Eternally.
I'll —— my bread
From —— to door,
Rather —— steal
My neighbour's store.
I must not kill
A little fly;
It is an act
Of cruelty.
I must not lie,
I must not feign,
I must not take
God's name in vain.
Nor may my tongue
Say what is wrong;
I will not sin
A world to win,
In my Bible
I am to read,
And trust in God
In all my need.
For Christ alone
My soul can save,
And raise my body
From the grave.