The following little verses upon the same principle have been found to answer extremely well, by putting one child in the rostrum, and desiring him purposely to leave out those words that are marked, the other children will fill them up as he goes.

  I must pray
  Both ——­ and day.

  Before ——­ eat
  I must entreat,
  That ——­ would bless
  To me ——­ meat.

  I must not play
  On God’s own day,
  But I must hear
  His word with fear.

  It is a sin
  To steal a pin
  Much more to steal
  A greater thing.

  I must work,
  And I must pray,
  That God will feed
  Me day by day.

  All honest labour,
  God will bless;
  Let me not live
  In idleness.

  I will not be
  Or rude or wild,
  I must not be
  A naughty child.

  I will not speak
  Of others ill,
  But ever bear
  To all good-will.

  I’d rather die
  Than tell a lie,
  Lest I be lost
  Eternally.

  I’ll ——­ my bread
  From ——­ to door,
  Rather ——­ steal
  My neighbour’s store.

  I must not kill
  A little fly;
  It is an act
  Of cruelty.

  I must not lie,
  I must not feign,
  I must not take
  God’s name in vain.

  Nor may my tongue
  Say what is wrong;
  I will not sin
  A world to win,

  In my Bible
  I am to read,
  And trust in God
  In all my need.

  For Christ alone
  My soul can save,
  And raise my body
  From the grave.

  Oh! blessed Saviour,
  Take my heart
  And let not me
  From thee depart.

  Lord, grant that I
  In faith may die,
  And live with thee
  Above the sky.

CREATION.

  God made the ——­ that looks so blue,
   God made the ——­ so green,
  God made the ——­ that smell so sweet,
   In ——­ colours seen.

  God made the ——­ that shines so bright,
   And gladdens all I see;
  It comes to give us ——­ and light,
   How ——­ should we be!

  God made the ——­ bird to fly,
   How ——­ has she sung;
  And though she ——­ so very high,
   She won’t ——­ her young.

  God made the ——­ to give nice milk,
   The horse for ——­ to use;
  I’ll treat them ——­ for his sake,
   Nor dare his gifts abuse.

  God made the ——­ for my drink,
   God made the ——­ to swim,
  God made the ——­ to bear nice fruit,
  Which does my ——­ so nicely suit;
   O how should I ——­ him!

“O Lord, how manifest are thy works; in wisdom hast thou made them all!”—­Psalm civ. 24.

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I subjoin, as an exercise for teachers themselves, the following hymn, as one calculated to induce reflections on the scenes of nature, and direct the mind to that Being who is the Source of all excellence!