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How very thankful
You would be,
A copy of God's
Book to see!
Then, save your pennies,
Children dear,
That all, these precious
Truths may hear.
THE SACRIFICE.
How hard it was for Abraham
To say, God's will be done,
When he was called to offer up
His dear,—his only son.
"Take Isaac, now, thine only son,"
(This was the Lord's command,)
"And offer him a sacrifice,
To die by thine own hand."
But Abraham believed that God,
His Father, always knew
Just what was right, and could not tell
Him a wrong thing to do.
He did not stop to question God,
But rose at early dawn,