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Title: A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce

Author: Nancy Luce

Release Date: June 30, 2009 [EBook #29273]

Language: English

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A COMPLETE EDITION

OF THE

WORKS OF NANCY LUCE,

OF WEST TISBURY, DUKES COUNTY, MASS.,

CONTAINING

God's Words--Sickness--Poor Little Hearts--Milk--No
Comfort--Prayers--Our Saviour's Golden
Rule--Hen's Names, Etc.

NEW BEDFORD:
MERCURY JOB PRESS.
1875.

COMPLETE WORKS
OF
NANCY LUCE.

GOD'S WORDS.

The Lord has put down
In the Bible; He says:
The sin in the world,--
It grieves him to his heart.

The Lord he forbiddeth
All cruelty to dumb creatures,
And helpless human too.
He will cut the sinners asunder hereafter.

God says: "Ye shall not afflict any helpless or fatherless child. If
thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will
surely hear their cry."

Human, they cannot get into heaven,
Without they do God's commandments, in deeds, words, and thoughts,
To human, and dumb creatures too.
Consider how you would feel yourselves to be crueled.

The greatest sin is to cruel the poor harmless dumb creatures,
They cannot speak, nor help themselves,
The next sin is to cruel sick human,
The next sin is to cruel any who cannot help themselves.

The Lord give human his word,
To do justice to the afflicted and needy,
To all poor sufferers, human and dumb creatures too,
To be tender and kind to all.

O may our sympathizing hearts,
In generous pleasures know,
Kindly to share in others' joy,
And weep for others' woe.

O Charity, thou heavenly grace,
All tender, soft and kind;
A friend to all the living race,
To all that's good inclined.

The Lord ta