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My Dear Father
MID ALL THE MERCIES OF
THIS LIFE,
WITH ALL ITS EARTHLY
CARES AND STRIFE,
THY KIND EXAMPLE SEEMS
TO BE,
FOR EVER POINTING OUT
TO ME :-
HOW TO AVOID THE SECRET
SNARE,
THE RUGGED PATH, THE
TRAITOR'S LAIR;
IN HEAVEN ABOVE TO PLACE
MY TRUST,
TWAS YOU DEAR FATHER
TAUGHT ME FIRST.
