Poems (Brown)/A Prayer for Effie

by Carrie L. Brown

A PRAYER FOR EFFIE. 

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Darling Effie! cherub child!
Tossing, in thy glee so wild,
Back upon thy forehead fair
All thy wealth of golden hair!

Racing, in thy merry glee,
Showering kisses now on me,
Seeming like an angel bright,
From that heavenly land of light!

Darling Effie! cherub girl!
'Neath thy restless, tossing curl,
Peeps thy face, so round and sweet,
That I so often love to greet.

Now thy hand, so fair and white,
Passes o'er my wondering sight,
And, in measures soft and slow,
Falls thy lisping words, so low.

Father! guide my little one;
Lead her safely to thy home;
Free from care and earth's alarms,
Saviour! fold her in thine arms.

Press her to thy loving breast;
Free from pain, O, let her rest,
Till, at last, we meet above,
And join to sing redeeming love!