THE CHILD'S COMPLAINT.

1 WHY should I love my sport so well,
So constant at my play ;
And lose the thoughts of heaven and hell,
And then forget to pray ?

2 What do I read my Bible for,
But, Lord, to learn thy will ?
And shall I daily know thee more,
And less obey. thee still ?

3 How senseless is my heart, and wild!
How vain are all my thoughts !
Pity the weakness of a child,
And pardon all my faults.
4 Make me thy heavenly voice to hear,
And let me love to pray ;
Since God will lend a gracious ear
To what a child can say.