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Title: The Angel's Kiss Author: Banjo Paterson [More Titles by Paterson] An angel stood beside the bed He gave the mother--her who died-- Had sent to greet the weary soul He gave the infant kisses twain, "Go forth into the world," he said, "For God, who ruleth righteously, "From birth deprived of mother's love, "But if the mother's life He spare "To kiss and pray that heart and brain The infant moved towards the light, But each man carries to his grave [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |