Then she tells me of the Savior,
How upon this earth he trod,
How he came to us from heaven—
Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Now his home is up in glory
With the happy angel band;
But he comes and blesses children
And protects them by his hand.
Then she kneels down by my bedside,
As the twilight shadows fall,
And we ask the Lord to kindly
Guide and keep us one and all;
Then he makes us very happy,
Gives us blessings rich and true,
And I know with all the children,
Jesus loves the cripples too.
Country Children
CHILDREN love to play on the bridge over the creek, or sit down in the tall grass on the banks and pick wild flowers.
Sometimes the dog swims in the water after a stick and brings it ashore. Dogs can swim in the water; but if the children should get into deep water, they could not get out, and would drown if some one did not come to help them out.
There are many, many children living in the cities who do not have the chance to play in the green grass or pick wild flowers like the children who live in the country. How much they would enjoy doing so!
IN THE COUNTRY
God made the water and land, the grass and flowers, and intended that the children and all people should enjoy them.