From The Child’s First Alphabet of Bible Names (Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1827)

A is for Adam,
Who was the first man.
Genesis 1:27, 2:17.

B is for Balaam,
Who to curse Israel did plan.
Numbers 22:32.

C is for Cain,
Who his brother did kill.
Gen. 4:8, 1 John 3:12.

D is for Daniel,
Who kept the Lord’s will.
Daniel 6:10.

E is for Elijah,
Whom the ravens did feed.
1 Kings 17:6.

F is for Felix,
Of his conduct take heed.
Acts 24:25.

G is for Goliath,
Who by David was slain.
1 Samuel 17:37, 50.

H is for Haman,
From envy refrain.
Esther 5:13.

I is for Isaac,
That dutiful son.
Genesis 22:2-9.

J is for Jonah,
Who from God tried to run.
Jonah 1:3.

K is for Korah,
Who as a rebel did fall.
Numbers 16:28,29,30.

L is for Lydia,
Who listened to Paul.
Acts 21:14.

M is for Mary,
Christ’s words she did mark.
Luke 10:38-42.

N is for Noah,
Who was sav’d in the ark.
Genesis 6:17,18; 7:1.

O is for Obadiah,
Who of the prophets took care.
1 Kings 18:3,4.

P is for Peter,
Of pride and passion beware.
Matt. 26:69-75.

Q is the Queen,
Who came wisdom to find.
1 Kings 11:6-9.

R is for Ruth,
That daughter so kind.
Ruth 1:16,17.

S is for Stephen,
Who suffered unmoved.
Acts 7:59,60.

T is young Timothy,
The Bible he loved.
2 Timothy 3:15.

U is Uzziah,
King of Judah was he.
2 Chronicles 26:5.

V Christ is the Vine,
A branch may I be.
John 15:1.

W is the Widow,
All her money she gave.
Luke 21:1-4.

X is the cross,
Christ died sinners to save.
John 19:17,18.

Y is the Youth,
While Paul preached he slept.
Acts 20:9.

Z is Zaccheus,
Who up the tree crept.
Luke 19:3,4,5.