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 Copyright 1888. 
 
 Hard & Parsons, 
 
 New York. 
 
v-^0D S little rHessen9ers I bast tl^ou ne er seen 
 
 ^Ijeir sweet smilina faces in many a dream, 
 
 0ncJ felt tl^e soft brusb of a tiny wm^ 
 
 0s tbou9b twere a ligbt breeze murmupina? 
 
 ^bme eyes were closed, so tbou couldst not see ; 
 
 But beavenly messenaers watcbed witb tbee. 
 
s-X AST tl^ou ne er beard, or seemed to bear 
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 whisper of love in tby wal^enm^ ear; 
 0r felt soft band on tbme eyelids rest 
 
 Wben tbou anew aweary and longed for rest V 
 ^bou went all too drowsy to l^now or bear, 
 
 But beavenly messengers lin^9ered near. 
 
-j'^ AST tl}ou never known, wQen all was still, 
 
 Mow a sweet sona seemed to roam at wil 
 ^ill tl^y l^eart for very loy sang too, 
 
 ^bo wl;at tl^e strain toou never bnewV 
 ^t}ou tbougl;it a singing wind went by 
 
 Dut l^eavenly messenaers were nigb- 
 
-U^EAVENLY FHessen^ers, spirits of love, 
 
 bearmci us joy from ]\)e world above, 
 noverin^ near wljerever we stray, 
 
 bruordinp and ^^uidinp our eartljly way. 
 ^\)Qr\ joy whatever tl;)y portion be, 
 
 nor beavenly messengers bide witi} t[)ee. 
 
 Annie C. McQi'een. 
 
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