Poems for our Children/The Stars
For works with similar titles, see Stars.
THE STARS.
'See, the stars are coming
In the far blue skies!
Mother, look! they brighten—
Are they angel's eyes?'
'No, my child, the splendor
Of those stars is given,
Like the hues of flowers,
By the God of heaven.'
'Mother, if I study,
Sure He 'll let me know
Why those stars he lighted
O'er our earth to glow:'
'Child—what God has finished
Has a glorious aim,—
Thine it is to worship
And love His holy name.'