Guy Wetmore Carryl

“ Thou’st seen how closely, Abba, when at rest
My child’s head nestles to my breast;
And how my arm her little form enfolds,
Lest in the darkness she should feel alone;
And how she holds
My hands, my hands, my two hands in her own!
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A little easeful sighing
And restful turning round,
And I, too, on Thy love relying,
Shall slumber sound.
New York, 1893.
This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”