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WILLIAM.—1844.
Look on this babe; and let thy pride take heed,Thy pride of manhood, intellect, or fame,
That thou despise him not: for he indeed,
And such as he, in spirit and heart the same,
Are God's own children in that kingdom bright
Where purity is praise,—and where before
The Father's throne, triumphant evermore,
The ministering angels, sons of light,
Stand unreproved; because they offer there,
Mix'd with the Mediator's hallowing prayer,
The innocence of babes in Christ like this:
O guardian Spirit, be my child thy care,
Lead im to God, obedience and bliss,
To God, O fostering cherub, thine and his!
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