By the Sea, and Other Verses — A Sparrow Alone on the Housetop

"A SPARROW ALONE ON THE HOUSETOP" Sing, little sparrow, sing thy song.

No peril neareth thee;

Tho night be dark or day be long, Or clouds hang low, sing on, sing on, The dear God heareth thee.

Sing, little bird, whate'er befall-- Trill out thine utmost need;

Thou canst not soar, thou canst not fall But He will note who knoweth all, And He thy plaint will heed.

O little sparrow, far and high Thy soft notes God-ward go, And I with thee send up my cry, And both shall somewhere find reply, _God careth for us so.

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