A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce Part 1

A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce.

by Nancy Luce.

G.o.d'S WORDS.

The Lord has put down In the Bible; He says: The sin in the world,-- It grieves him to his heart.

The Lord he forbiddeth All cruelty to dumb creatures, And helpless human too.

He will cut the sinners asunder hereafter.

G.o.d says: "Ye shall not afflict any helpless or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry."

Human, they cannot get into heaven, Without they do G.o.d's commandments, in deeds, words, and thoughts, To human, and dumb creatures too.

Consider how you would feel yourselves to be crueled.

The greatest sin is to cruel the poor harmless dumb creatures, They cannot speak, nor help themselves, The next sin is to cruel sick human, The next sin is to cruel any who cannot help themselves.

The Lord give human his word, To do justice to the afflicted and needy, To all poor sufferers, human and dumb creatures too, To be tender and kind to all.

O may our sympathizing hearts, In generous pleasures know, Kindly to share in others' joy, And weep for others' woe.

O Charity, thou heavenly grace, All tender, soft and kind; A friend to all the living race, To all that's good inclined.

The Lord takes pleasure in them, Which will not hurt dumb creatures, nor human, In not any way whatever, Have holy hearts, tender and kind.

The wicked shall their triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony, They and their envy, pride, and spite, Sink down to everlasting punishment.

The full rank of evil one wants all to be cruel, To the poor harmless dumb creatures, And cruel to sick human too, And take the advantage and cruel all.

The full rank of evil one wants all to be murders, And lie, rob, cheat, and steal, And deceit, and contraryness, and so on, And plague every body they can.

The good G.o.d of heaven, Will cast off such sinners, To their double rank, Punishment hereafter.

Poor thoughtless sinners, Going on in sin, Minding the evil one, Their punishment they will have hereafter.

G.o.d has given human his word, To have no evil conduct, And no evil speaking, And no evil thoughts.

G.o.d wants all to be tender and kind, Soft be our hearts, their misery to feel, And swift Our hands to aid.

This world a place of misery, Some of the worst of sinners have destroyed my head, I cannot bear it up, O my misery, Their heart is made of stone, to do such a thing.

O Lord, my G.o.d of heaven, I pray for Thy holy spirit to go in all the needy hearts in the whole wide world around. O that they may be tender and kind to all the poor harmless dumb creatures, and sick human too, and others too. The sinners will have their punishment according to their sins, if they will not have the Holy Spirit.

O Lord, my G.o.d of heaven, I pray Thee, enable me what to do, and what to say, and what to think, day after day. O Lord, my G.o.d, be with me.

Love G.o.d with all your soul and strength, With all your heart and mind, Be faithful, just, and kind, Have tender feelings in your heart.

Deal with another as you'd have Another deal with you, What you're unwilling to receive Be sure you never do.

The wicked shall see it, and grieve away, And gnash with their teeth, and melt away, The desire of the wicked shall perish away, And away they will go, to punishment great.

They slay the helpless, They murder the fatherless, G.o.d will hold up the fatherless child, If it is His own.

O G.o.d, the father of the fatherless, Have mercy on me, Deliver me from the wicked.

G.o.d says, depart from evil, and good they must do.

Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make your paths straight.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father in heaven also is merciful.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; consider your ways.

I am cast down to the dust of the earth, With trouble, trials, and sickness, I am grieved to my heart for sin in the world, For the poor harmless dumb creatures, And for the best human too.

LINES COMPOSED BY NANCY LUCE ABOUT POOR LITTLE TWEEDLE TEDEL BEEBEE PINKY, WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE CHICKEN. AND YOU WILL FIND MORE READING IN THE BOOK ABOUT HER.

When poor little heart Pinky, Was about six weeks old, She was taken with the chicken distemper, Chickens died off all over this island.

She was catching gra.s.shoppers, and crickets, In the forenoon smart, At twelve o'clock she was taken sick, And grew worse.

At one o'clock she was past opening her eyes, And could not stand, Her body felt cold And stiff to my hand.

I give her a portion of epsom salts, With a little black pepper in it, I wept over her that afternoon, I prayed to the Lord to save me her life.

I sat up that night, With her in my lap, Till eleven o'clock that night, Then she seemed to be better.

Then I put her in a thing, a good soft bed, And lay down and spoke to her often, Say how do you do, little dear, she answered me quick, Then I knew she was better.

The next day I gave her Warm water to drink, The third day she was herself, Got well and smart.

She remained well four years, And laid me pretty eggs, Then the Lord thought best to take her from the evil to come, Without being sick but a very little while.

When I was raising poor little dear in my lap, And it rained on the window, She would look at the rain, And put her head under my cape.

And take it out every once in a while, And look at the rain, And put it under my cape again, Up most to my shoulder.

Poor cunning little dear, My heart is broken for her, She and I loved each other so well, And she had more than common wit.

That dear little heart, Remembered four years, Ever since she was a little chicken, I know it by many things.

Her dear friend is left in trouble, and undergo sickness too.

Them that knew me once, know--me--no--more, Her death renewed me to seek for G.o.d, To land in heaven hereafter.

NANCY LUCE West Tisbury, Dukes County, Ma.s.s., 1872.