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Very Little Things

Very little things are we

Tune: VERY LITTLE THINGS
Published in 17 hymnals


Representative Text

1 Very little things are we,
O how mild we all should be;

2 Never quarrel, never fight,
They would be a shocking sight.

3 Just like pretty little lambs,
Softly skipping by their dams.

4 We'll be gentle all the day,
Love to learn as well as play;

5 And attend to every rule
Of our much loved, happy school.

Text Information

First Line: Very little things are we
Title: Very Little Things
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 17 of 17)
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A Companion to the Canadian Sunday School Harp #176

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David's Harp #66[68]

Glad Tidings #d94

Linden Harp #d156

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Linden Harp #103a

Songs for the Little Ones at Home #d223

Songs for the Wee Ones #d71

The Anniversary and Sunday School Music Book No. 1-5 #d184

The Canadian Sunday School Harp #d172

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The Child's Song Book #34

The Juvenile Singing School, Original and Selected #d13

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The Sabbath School Bell #16b

The Sabbath School Gem #d100

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The Sabbath School Minstrel #121a

The Westminster Collection of Sabbath School Hymns and Tunes #d116

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Young Singer's Friend #151

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