Isaac Watts

Here you will find the Poem Against Quarreling and Fighting of poet Isaac Watts

Against Quarreling and Fighting

Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them so:
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For 'tis their nature, too. 

But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise:
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other's eyes. 

Let love through all your actions run,
And all your words be mild:
Live like the blessed Virgin's Son,
That sweet and lovely child. 

His soul was gentle as a lamb;
And as his stature grew,
He grew in favor both with man,
And God his Father too. 

Now, Lord of all, he reigns above;
And from his heavenly throne
He sees what children dwell in love,
And marks them for his own.