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VIOLIN SONGS: A FATHER TO A MOTHER by GEORGE MACDONALD

Poet Analysis

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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