The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales In Verse
The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales In Verse
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ed of use to them,
A blessing they did never once contemn;
For 'twas the means of gaining honest bread--
And on no other would they e'er be fed!
A blessing they did never once contemn;
For 'twas the means of gaining honest bread--
And on no other would they e'er be fed!
In course of time four children needed care,
And claimed from them of food and clothes a share.
Nor did they grudge them what they could afford--
For they had learned to live and serve the Lord!
But soon Affliction, with her visage dire,
Called them to pass through purifying fire!
And first a smiling girl was snatched away--
The mother next, to Death became a prey.
The father, too, was sick, and laid aside
For many weeks; thus sorely was he tried.
Anon their pet, a lovely infant, died,
And she was laid by her dear mother's side.
Such fearful strokes, to one in poverty,
Were hard to bear, as all may clearly see.
But this poor man, all strong in holy faith,
Was led to take a proper view of death--
E'en to regard him as an enemy
Conquered by Him who died on Calvary--
And view his lo
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