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NIGHTCAP by DAVID MERRITT CARLYLE

First Line: GRATEFUL PRAYER TO GOD ABOVE
Last Line: RAIN UPON A ROOF OF TIN.
Subject(s): NIGHT; PRAYER; SLEEP; BEDTIME;

Grateful prayer to God above—
Goodnight kiss from those I love—
Soft, warm hands to tuck me in—
Rain upon a roof of tin.



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