Poems (Charlotte Allen)/The Twins
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THE TWINS.
I saw two lovely infants lay,
Both wrapped in gentle sleep;
A mother sat beside her babes,
Watching with interest deep;
And ne'er was seen a fairer sight,
Than those twin buds of beauty bright.
Both wrapped in gentle sleep;
A mother sat beside her babes,
Watching with interest deep;
And ne'er was seen a fairer sight,
Than those twin buds of beauty bright.
While gazing on their tiny forms,
So spotless, pure, and mild,
I thought what were our Savior's words,
In speaking of a child;
"Such are the objects of my love,
Of such my kingdom is above."
So spotless, pure, and mild,
I thought what were our Savior's words,
In speaking of a child;
"Such are the objects of my love,
Of such my kingdom is above."
Oh! who could deem those little souls,
Where pureness seemed engraved
Fresh from an Almighty hand,
Could be "totally depraved."[1]
If such can be an infant's mind,
Where can we innocence e'er find?
Where pureness seemed engraved
Fresh from an Almighty hand,
Could be "totally depraved."[1]
If such can be an infant's mind,
Where can we innocence e'er find?
Again I saw those infant twins,
E'er many months had sped,
Clothed in their little funeral shroud,
Laid in the earth's cold bed.
If totally depraved they were,
Where now can be that infant pair?
E'er many months had sped,
Clothed in their little funeral shroud,
Laid in the earth's cold bed.
If totally depraved they were,
Where now can be that infant pair?
Nothing depraved, as all allow,
Can enter Heaven's dome;
And Christ hath said that children all
Should dwell within His throne.
Then, little infants must be pure,
To live with Him whose word is sure.
Can enter Heaven's dome;
And Christ hath said that children all
Should dwell within His throne.
Then, little infants must be pure,
To live with Him whose word is sure.
- ↑ The above lines were suggested on hearing a lady say that she believed in the total depravity of children.