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The First Hymn.

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God made the bright, round sun;         He made the pretty flowers;     The little birds, the trees, the clouds         The rain that falls in showers.     He made papa, mamma,         And baby brother, too;     And mother says He looks from Heaven,         And sees each thing I do.     Then I must try to be         Pleasant, and sweet, and mild;     For the good God who made me loves         A kind, obedient child.

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