 I HAD a little daughter, And she was given to me To lead me gently backward To ,the Heavenly Father's knee, That I, by the force of nature, Might in some dim wise divine The depth of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine. I know not how others...  Our Little Ones in Heaven - Page 241edited by - 1867 - 248 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1851 - 786 pages
...little dunghter, And she was given to me To lead me gently onward To the Heavenly Father's knee. I know not how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair....came from Still lingered and gleamed in her hair. She had been with us scarce a twelvemonth, And it hardly seemed a day, When a troop of wandering angels... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 210 pages
...Might in some dim wise divine The depth of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine. I know not how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair, For it was as wavy and golden, A»d as many changes took, As the shadows of sun-gilt ripples On the... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...given to me 210 SOME AMERICAN POETS. To lead me gently onward To the Heavenly Father's knees. I know not how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair,...came from Still lingered and gleamed in her hair. She had been with us scarce a twelvemonth, And it hardly seemed a day, When a troop of wandering angels... | |
 | Scotland - 1851 - 856 pages
...she was given to me To lead me gently onward To the Heavenly Father's knee. I know not how others ?aw her, But to me she was wholly fair, And the light...came from Still lingered and gleamed in her hair. She had been with us scarce a twelvemonth, And it hardly seemed a day, When a troop of wandering angels... | |
 | England - 1851 - 792 pages
...given to me To lead me gently onward To the Heavenly Father's knee. I know not how others saw her, Bat to me she was wholly fair, And the light of the heaven...came from Still lingered and gleamed in her hair. She bad been with us scarce a twelvemonth, And it hardly seemed a day, When a troop of wandering angels... | |
 | England - 1851 - 812 pages
...Heavenly Futher'i knee. I know not how others eaw her. But in me she wai wholly fair, And the lightol' the heaven she came from Still lingered and gleamed In her hair. She had been with in scarce a twelvemonth, And it hardly seemed a dny, When a troop of wandering angels... | |
 | 1852 - 590 pages
...little daughter, And she was given to me, To lead me gently onward To the Heavenly Father's knee. I know not how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair,...came from, Still lingered and gleamed in her hair. She had been with us scarce a twelvemonth, And it hardly seemed a day, When a troop of wandering angels... | |
 | 1853 - 1042 pages
...Might, in some dim wise, divino The depth of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine. I know not how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair,...wavy and golden, And as many changes took, As the shadow of sunlit ripples On the yellow bed of a brook. She had been with us scarce a twelvemonth, —... | |
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