My dear children,

I am very anxious that you should know

something about the history of Jesus Christ,

for everybody ought to know about him.


No one ever lived who was so good as he was,

or so kind, so gentle,

and so sorry for all people who did wrong

or were in any way ill or miserable.


And as he is now in heaven where we hope to go too,

and all to meet each other after we are dead,

and there be happy always together –

you never can think what a good place heaven is

without knowing who he was and what he did.