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MY LITTLE ANGEL BOYS.
I may not see their features,
Save in memory's faithful glass,
But I feel that they are with me
Each moment that doth pass.
Save in memory's faithful glass,
But I feel that they are with me
Each moment that doth pass.
I feel them in the promptings
Of good which thrill my heart;
I hear them in the voices
Which pleasure most impart.
Of good which thrill my heart;
I hear them in the voices
Which pleasure most impart.
When the sun beams bright around me,
And my soul is full of joys,
I then discern the presence
Of my two angel boys.
And my soul is full of joys,
I then discern the presence
Of my two angel boys.
They whisper solace to me,
When sorrow's cloud is dark;
They fan hope's fading embers,
When dwindled to a spark.
When sorrow's cloud is dark;
They fan hope's fading embers,
When dwindled to a spark.
Their voice is sweetest music,
But it greeteth not the ear;
The heart alone receives it,—
The heart alone can hear.
But it greeteth not the ear;
The heart alone receives it,—
The heart alone can hear.
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As I lay me down to slumber,
Peace in my breast doth reign,
For I know my angel watchers
Amid the gloom remain.
Peace in my breast doth reign,
For I know my angel watchers
Amid the gloom remain.
Spirit eyes gaze on me,
Eyes that know not night;
Spirit hands unite to bless me,
Hidden from my sight.
Eyes that know not night;
Spirit hands unite to bless me,
Hidden from my sight.
Hidden, but, O, happiness!—
Faith assurance brings!—
Living, loving, still they 're round me,
Borne on willing wings.
Faith assurance brings!—
Living, loving, still they 're round me,
Borne on willing wings.
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