y awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.
I love thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

Martin Luther.

_The Christmas Holly_

The holly! the holly! oh, twine it with bay--
Come give the holly a song;
For it helps to drive stern winter away,
With his garment so sombre and long;
It peeps through the trees with its berries of red,
And its leaves of burnished green,
When the flowers and fruits have long been dead,
And not even the daisy is seen.
Then sing to the holly, the Christmas holly,
That hangs over peasant and king;
While we laugh and carouse 'neath its glittering boughs,
To the Christmas holly we'll sing.

* * * * *

Eliza Cook.

Said I to myself, here's a chance for me
The Lilliput Laureate for to be!
And these are the Specimens I sent in
To Pinafore Palace. Shall I win?

William Brighty Rands.

INDEX

Adoration of the Wise Men, The, 257

All Things Bright and Beautiful, 237

Angel's Whisper, The, 139

Answer to a Child's Question, 62

Ant and the Cricket, The, 78

April, In, 8

Auld Daddy Darkness, 221

Baby Corn, 93

Baby Seed Song, 88

Beau's Reply, 112

Bed-Time, 232

Bells of Christmas, 255

Birdies with Broken Wings, 133

Birds in Spring, The, 54

Birds in Summer, 65

Bird's Song in Spring, 102

Birthday Gift, A, 267

Blessing for the Blessed, A, 129

Blind Boy, The, 160

Bluebird, The, 68

Blue Jay, The, 74

Boy and the Sheep, The, 114

Boy, The, 128

Boy's Song, A, 165

Breeches, Going Into, 174

Bunch of Roses, A, 155

Butterflies, White, 78

By Cool Siloam's Shady Rill, 244

Camel's Nose, The, 240

Chanticleer, 72

Child, A Sleeping, 132

Child at Bethlehem, The, 155

Child's Fancy, A, 95

Child's Grace, A, 241

Child's Laughter, A, 145

Child's Prayer, A, 252

Child's Thought of God, A, 241

Children, Little, 137

Children, Other Little, 123