"Have children never heard nor read,"

"Have children never heard nor read,"

"Have children never heard nor read,

How God abhors deceit and wrong!

How Annanias was struck dead,

Caught with a lie upon his tongue!

So die his wife Sapphira die

When she came in, and grew so bold,

As to confirm the wicked lie,

That, just before, her husband told.

The Lord delights in them that speak

The words of truth; but every liar

Must have his portion in the lake

That burns with brimstone and with fire."

Ann

New Series 2:16, p. 64

1841.06.19

From the Weekly Messenger, "Little Harriet"