The poetical works of Robert Stephen Hawker Edited from the original manuscripts and annotated copies together with a prefatory notice and bibliography by Alfred Wallis |
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THE SONG OF THE SCHOOL:
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THE SONG OF THE SCHOOL:
ST. MARK'S, MORWENSTOW.
Sing to the Lord the children's hymn,
His gentle love declare,
Who bends amid the seraphim,
To hear the children's prayer.
His gentle love declare,
Who bends amid the seraphim,
To hear the children's prayer.
He at a mother's breast was fed,
Though God's own Son was He;
He learnt the first small words He said
At a meek mother's knee.
Though God's own Son was He;
He learnt the first small words He said
At a meek mother's knee.
He held us to His mighty breast,
The children of the earth;
He lifted up His hands and blessed
The babes of human birth.
The children of the earth;
He lifted up His hands and blessed
The babes of human birth.
So shall He be to us our God,
Our gracious Saviour too;
The scenes we tread His footsteps trod,
The paths of youth He knew.
Our gracious Saviour too;
The scenes we tread His footsteps trod,
The paths of youth He knew.
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Lo! from the stars His face will turn
On us with glances mild:
The angels of His presence yearn
To bless the little child.
On us with glances mild:
The angels of His presence yearn
To bless the little child.
Keep us, O Jesu Lord, for Thee,
That so, by Thy dear grace,
We, children of the font, may see
Our heavenly Father's face.
That so, by Thy dear grace,
We, children of the font, may see
Our heavenly Father's face.
Sing to the Lord the children's hymn,
His tender love declare,
Who bends amid the seraphim,
To hear the children's prayer.
His tender love declare,
Who bends amid the seraphim,
To hear the children's prayer.
1840.
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