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given below presents a fair example of the simplicity and poetic beauty that characterize many of them. God's little child, what troubles you! Think of your Heavenly Father true. He will uphold you by His hand, None can His might and grace withstand. The Lord be praised! Shelter and food and counsel tried God for His children will provide. They shall not starve, nor homeless roam, Children may claim their Father's home. The Lord be praised! Birds with a song toward heaven soar, Neither they reap nor lay in store, But where the hoarder dies from need, Gathers the little bird a seed. The Lord be praised! Clad are the flowers in raiment fair, Wondrous to see on deserts bare. Neither they spin nor weave nor sew Yet no king could such beauty show. The Lord be praised! Flowers that bloom at break of dawn Only to die when day is gone, How can they with the child compare That shall the Father's glory share? The Lord be praised! God's little child, do then fore'er Cast on the Lord your every care. Trust in His love, His grace and might Then shall His peace your soul delight. The Lord be praised! God will your every need allay Even tomorrow as yesterday, And when the sun for you goes down He will your soul with glory crown. The Lord be praised! Grundtvig's friends were sometimes called the "Merry Christians." There was nothing superficial or lighthearted, however, about the Christianity of their leader. It had been gained through intense struggles and maintained at the cost of worldly position and honor. But he did believe that God is love, and that love is the root and fount of life, as he says in the following splendid hymn. The translation is by the Reverend Doving. Love, the fount of light from heaven, Is the root and source of life; Therefore God's decrees are given With His lovingkindness rife. As our Savior blest declareth And the Spirit witness beareth, As we in God's service prove; God is light and God is love. Love, the crown of life eternal, Love the brightness is of light; Therefore on His throne supernal Jesus sits in glory bright. He the Light and Life of heaven, Who Himself for us hath given, Still abides and reigns above In H
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