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Short Words

The Tract Primer: 1848 The American Tract Society. 108 pages including front.

This alphabet is about 160 years old. It uses encouraging Bible verses which have only short words in them. The verses at the top are in current English, and the original verses shown below are from the King James Bible.

Can you repeat each verse?
Can you explain what each of the following verses mean?
After you have learned a good number of words, you can come back to these verses and read them to yourself.

Alphabet of Texts in Short Words

A new heart will I give you. -

Be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. -

Choose you this day whom ye will serve.--Josh. 24:15.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.--James 4:7.

Eat such things as are set before you.--Luke10:8.

Fools make a mock at sin.--Prov. 14:9.

Great peace have they which love thy law.-- Psa. 119:165.

Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like un-tothem that go down into the pit.--Psalm143:7.

It is good for man that he bear the yoke in hisyouth.--Lam.3:27.

Just and true are thy ways, thou King ofsaints.--Rev. 15:3.

Keep me from the snare which they have laidfor me.--Psa. 141:9.

Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?--Acts9:6.

My son, give me thy heart.--Prov. 23:26.

Not my will, but thine be done.--Luke 22:42.

O taste and see that the Lord is good.--Psa.

34:8.

Prove all things; hold fast that which isgood.--1 Thess. 5:21.

Quit you like men; be strong.--1 Cor. 16:13.

Rest in the Lord.--Psa. 37:7.

Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read.--Isa. 34:16.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.--Deut. 6:5.

U-nite my heart to fear thy name.--Psa. 86:11.

Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God.--Psa. 76:11.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?--Prov. 20:9.

In siX days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is.--Exodus 20:11.

Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.--Jer.29:13.

Clad with Zeal as a cloak.--Isa. 59:17.

Original Spelling and Formatting

The following text shows the original spellings, grammatical forms, and typestyle.

A new heart will I give you.--Ezek. 36:26.

Be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day
long.--Prov. 23:17.

Choose you this day whom ye will serve.--
Josh. 24:15.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to
you.--James 4:7.

Eat such things as are set before you.--Luke
10:8.

Fools make a mock at sin.--Prov. 14:9.

Great peace have they which love thy law.--
Psa. 119:165.

Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like un-to
them that go down into the pit.--Psalm
143:7.

It is good for man that he bear the yoke in his
youth.--Lam.3:27.

Just and true are thy ways, thou King of
saints.--Rev. 15:3.

Keep me from the snare which they have laid
for me.--Psa. 141:9.

Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?--Acts
9:6.

My son, give me thy heart.--Prov. 23:26.

Not my will, but thine be done.--Luke 22:42.

O taste and see that the Lord is good.--Psa.

34:8.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is
good.--1 Thess. 5:21.

Quit you like men; be strong.--1 Cor. 16:13.

Rest in the Lord.--Psa. 37:7.

Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and
read.--Isa. 34:16.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
might.--Deut. 6:5.

U-nite my heart to fear thy name.--Psa. 86:11.

Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God.--Psa.
76:11.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I
am pure from my sin?--Prov. 20:9.

In siX daysthe Lord made heav-en and earth,
the sea, and all that in them is.--Exodus
20:11.

Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall
search for me with all your heart.--Jer.
29:13.

Clad with Zeal as a cloak.--Isa. 59:17.