For the benefit of a blind man who lost his sight while at work as a carpenter.

Date:
[1875?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: For the benefit of a blind man who lost his sight while at work as a carpenter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    \ TO THE PUBLIC. _ For the Benefit of a Blind Man, Who Lost His Sight, while at work as a Carpenter. 'Mid sorrow and sadness, I'm destined to roam— Forlorn and forsaken, I wander alone; The works of Art and Nature are hid from my view— The pleasures of life, I must bid them adieu. I hear the songs of birds at grey of morn, Singing praises to God for the new day that is born ; I long to behold them in their plumage so gay, But alas! it is all dark—for me there is no day. I feel tlie soft, gentle breeze, as it sweeps over the field, Bearing the fragrance of the flowers which they yield ; Those sweet, fragrant odors, so delicious to me, But their bright, gay colors I never shall see. I hear the gurgling streams as they roll on the way ; Reflecting in their shadows the sun's bright ray; Their soft, gentle murmurs, how delightful to me— But their bright, sparkling waters I never shall see! I hear the merry laugh of the gay, busy throng ; Friends greet friends as they hurry along; While I grope on my way, some shelter to find— Oh, God! what an affliction it is to be blind! Oh, God! I beseech thee to bestow on me grace, To help to support me in Death's cold embrace; I long to depart—set my captive soul free, In that spirit land, where the blind shall see! J. L. PUTMAN.