For the benefit of a blind man.

Date:
[1875?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: For the benefit of a blind man. 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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    FOR THE BENEFIT OP A 'Mid sorrow and sadness, Frn 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 song 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's all dark—for me there is no day. [ feel the soft, gentle breeze as it sweeps o'er the fields, Bearing the fragrance of the flowers which they yield : Those sweet, fragrant odors, how delicious to me— But their bright gay colors I never shall see. I hear the gurgling streams as they roll on their way, Reflecting in their shadows the sun's bright ray; Their soft, gentle murmurs, how delightful to me, But the 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; O God ! what an affliction it is to be blind. 0 God: I beseech Thee, bestow on me grace, To help to support me in Death's cold embrace; 1 long to depart—set my captive soul free, In that spirit land where the blind shall see. HADDOCK ft SON. PRINTERS. 104 ft 106 S. EIGHTH ST . PHILA.