Little Things

Little mo­dest vio­let blue

Spangled o’er with morn­ing dew

Laughing in the sport­ive air

God has made thy leaves so fair;

Little lambs that skip and play

In the mea­dow fresh and gay

God pro­tects you by His care

He has made your fleece so fair.

Little star with gold­en eye

God has placed thee in the sky;

Little bird with glas­sy wing

God has taught thee how to sing;

Little clouds that light­ly rest

On the bo­som of the west

Floating in the sum­mer air

God has made your form so fair.

Little mer­ry

laugh­ing child

Ever play­ful

ev­er wild

Full of glad­ness

full of love

God has made thee

God ab­ove;

He thy lit­tle spir­it keeps

For He nev­er

nev­er sleeps;

When thy lit­tle life is past

He will take thee home at last.