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MY LITTLE ONE:
A PRAYER.
God bless my little one! How fair
The mellow lamp-light gilds his hair,
Loose on the cradle-pillow there!—
God bless my little one!
The mellow lamp-light gilds his hair,
Loose on the cradle-pillow there!—
God bless my little one!
God guard my little one! To me
Life widowed of his life would be
As sea-sands widowed of the sea!—
God guard my little one!
Life widowed of his life would be
As sea-sands widowed of the sea!—
God guard my little one!
God love my little one! As clear
Cool sunshine holds the first green spear
On April meadows, hold him dear!—
God love my little one!
Cool sunshine holds the first green spear
On April meadows, hold him dear!—
God love my little one!
When these fond lips are mute, and when
I slumber, not to wake again,
God bless, God guard, God love him, then,
My little one! Amen.
I slumber, not to wake again,
God bless, God guard, God love him, then,
My little one! Amen.
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