“Art thou a mother? Ever bear
This solemn truth in mind:
Thou must for the souls of the
children care,
Which are by nature blind.
‘Tis right to tend their
mortal frames,
And all their wants supply;
But, ah, their souls have
stronger claims,
For these shall never die!
“Art thou a mother? Daily draw
(As thou must still impart)
New lessons from God’s holy
law,
To purify thy heart.
Then, as they grow in sense
and age,
Thy little ones shall see
The precepts of the sacred
page
Exemplified in thee.”
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