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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VIOLIN SONGS: A FATHER TO A MOTHER, by GEORGE MACDONALD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: When god's own child came down to earth
Last Line: It's only till to-morrow!
Subject(s): Birth; Children; Death; Jesus Christ; Parents; Child Birth; Midwifery; Childhood; Dead, The; Parenthood
First Line: When god's own child came down to earth
Last Line: It's only till to-morrow!
Subject(s): Birth; Children; Death; Jesus Christ; Parents; Child Birth; Midwifery; Childhood; Dead, The; Parenthood
WHEN God's own child came down to earth,
High heaven was very glad;
The angels sang for holy mirth;
Not God himself was sad!
Shall we, when ours goes homeward, fret?
Come, Hope, and wait on Sorrow!
The little one will not forget;
It's only till to-morrow!
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