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THE ORPHAN GIRL'S RECOLLECTIONS.
Then since no parent we have here,
We'll go and search for God around;
Lady, pray can you tell us where
That God, our Father, may he found?
We'll go and search for God around;
Lady, pray can you tell us where
That God, our Father, may he found?
He lives in heaven, mother said,
And Goody says that mother's there;
So, if she knows we want His aid,
I think perhaps she'll send Him here."—
And Goody says that mother's there;
So, if she knows we want His aid,
I think perhaps she'll send Him here."—
I clasped the prattlers to my breast,
And cried, "Come both and live with me;
I'll clothe you, feed you, give you rest,
And will a second mother be.
And cried, "Come both and live with me;
I'll clothe you, feed you, give you rest,
And will a second mother be.
And God shall be your Father still;
'Twas He in mercy sent me here,
To teach you to obey His will,
Your steps to guide, your hearts to cheer."
'Twas He in mercy sent me here,
To teach you to obey His will,
Your steps to guide, your hearts to cheer."
The Orphan Girl's Recollections of a Mother.
I have no mother! for she died
When I was very young;
But still her memory round my heart,
Like morning mists has hung.
When I was very young;
But still her memory round my heart,
Like morning mists has hung.
They tell me of an angel form,
That watched me while I slept,
And of a soft and gentle hand
That wiped the tears I wept:
That watched me while I slept,
And of a soft and gentle hand
That wiped the tears I wept:
And that same hand that held my own,
When I began to walk,
The joy that sparkled in her eyes
When first I tried to talk.
When I began to walk,
The joy that sparkled in her eyes
When first I tried to talk.
They say the mother's heart is pleased
When infant charms expand;
I wonder if she thinks of me
In that bright, happy land.
When infant charms expand;
I wonder if she thinks of me
In that bright, happy land.