"He shall come down like rain upon the mown gra.s.s, As showers that water the earth."--_Psalms 72:6_.

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flower lily white

rose red you

I see a flower.

The flower is a lily.

The lily is white.

I see a rose.

The rose is red.

I have a lily and a rose.

I love the lily and the rose.

Have you a flower?

I have a white flower.

G.o.d loves the flowers and makes them grow.

"Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not neither do they spin."--_Matthew 6:28_.

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RESTING BENEATH THE TREES By Corot (1796-1875)

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot was a famous painter of landscapes. He was born at Paris, and while his work was not at first appreciated he is now recognized as one of the greatest of the French school.

"The groves were G.o.d's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them--ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication. . . ."

--_William Cullen Bryant_ [End ill.u.s.tration]

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bird sparrow nest flies in

sorry when it hurt

Do you see the bird?

It is a sparrow.

The sparrow flies.

The sparrow makes a nest.

It makes a nest in the green gra.s.s.

See the nest in the gra.s.s!

See the sparrow fly!

G.o.d loves the sparrow.

G.o.d is sorry when the sparrow is hurt.

Do not hurt the sparrow.

"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings?

And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of G.o.d."

--_Luke 12:6_.

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day done bed will go

hear say prayer to heaven

The day is done.

The sparrow will go to bed.

It will go to bed in its nest.

The lily and the rose will go to bed.

I will go to bed.

I go to bed in my dear home.

My mother will hear me say my prayer.

I say my prayer to my Father in heaven.