I Am Happy When I Do Right.

How glad it makes me feel at night,
    When sitting on my mother's knee,
To hear her whisper "You've done right,
    And tried my gentle child to be."

But then I feel ashamed and sad
    If I've been cross and disobeyed,
Or if my selfish way I've had
    When I with other children played.

So if at night I'd call to mind
    A day of undisturbed delight,
The only way that I can find
    Is to be loving and do right.

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I Must Not Be Selfish.

When I play with little children
    I must very gentle be;
I must always do to others
    As I'd have them do to me.

I must like to give and lend them,
    If they want my prettiest toy;
More than my delight and pleasure
    I must love my playmate's joy.

Children who are kind and loving
    God above is pleased to see;
Let me ever this remember,
    Ever sweet and pleasant be.

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Twilight.

The happiest hour of all the day
    To me, is always last;
When both my studies and my play,
    My walks and work, are past.

When round the bright warm fire we come,
    With hearts so light and free,
And all within our happy home
    Are talking quietly,

Then, by my dear, kind father's side
    I sit, or on his knee,
And then I tell him I have tried
    His gentle girl to be.

And then he says the little child
    Is loved by every one,
Who has a temper sweet and mild
    And smiling as the sun.

Let me do always as I should,
    Nor vex my father dear;
And let me be as glad and good
    As he would have me here.

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God Sees Me Always.

God sees me always. When I sleep,
    He kindly watches near;
He loves the little child to keep,
    Who tries to please Him here.

When I'm alone He sees me too,
    Though no one else is by;
And every naughty thing I do,
    He sees it from on high.

He sees me, too, when I am rude,
    And cry, and fret, and tease;
He loves to see me when I'm good
    And try mamma to please.

Then, since He sees me day and night,
    And is so kind to me,
I must do always what is right,
    His gentle child must be.

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Morning Hymn.

Now again the yellow sun
Shines upon my window-pane;
Now anothor day's begun,
I can laugh and play again.

I must try to-day to be
Kind in all I say and do;
Then will God be pleased with me,
And mamma will love me too.

For she says that God above
Loves to see a little child
Sweet and gentle as the dove,
Like the pretty lamb so mild.

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Anger.

"When a child is cross and angry,
    Never must her voice be heard;
Only to herself most softly
    May she say this simple word,

"Lead us not into temptation;"
    That will angry thoughts remove,
Make her calm and still and gentle,
    With a spirit full of love.

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Evening Hymn.

God has kept me, dearest mother.
    Kindly, safely, through the day:
Let me thank Him for His goodness,
    Ere the twilight fades away.

For my home and friends I thank Him,
    For my father, mother dear;
For the hills, the trees, the flowers,
    And the sky so bright and clear.

If I have been kind and gentle,
    If I've spoken what was true,
Or if I've been cross and selfish,
    He has seen and known it, too.

Those I love He will watch over,
    Though they may be far away,
For he loves good little children,
    And will hear the words they say.

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