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TO HEAR 'AN IRISH BLESSING', WORDS BY ROMA DOWNEY,
PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE THE MUSIC LOADS.
LYRICS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE
~ THE CHILD ~
Huddled in a corner,
Tears streak down a dirty face;
Little eyes filled with sadness,
Longing for a warm embrace.
But all the heart of this child knows,
Is a life of grief and pain;
What should be sun filled childhood days,
Are filled with clouds and rain.
For they have never felt the touch,
Of a tender, warm caress;
Just anger falling all around,
Their world of emptiness.
What will the life of this child bring?
Where will this child's heart go?
When pain and fear and agony,
Are all it will ever know.
Huddled in a corner,
Tears streak down a dirty face;
Sits a child who belongs to all of us,
Longing for a warm embrace.
~ Allison Chambers Coxsey ~
©1999 ~ All Rights Reserved
~ LOST INNOCENCE ~
Tears of sadness
Stream down my face
As I remember the abuse
That took place
I cried so much
But you never heard
You didn't beleive me
You took his word
I tried so hard
To be a good gurl
Not telling the secrets
That happened in my world
A world filled with
So much heartache and pain
I wanted to die
Not suffer in vain
I know now
All he told was lies
Yet at age five
I was too young
To see thru his disguise
His blue eyes
Cold as steel
Preying upon me
Like I was his last meal
Taking from me
What no one can give back
My lost innocence
A child of five
How can you say
You never knew
When you saw me
All battered
Black and blue
You heard my screams
But ignored them too
Now tell me mommy
Why should I love you?
© Copyright 2003 Andrianna Holt
~ LYRICS TO 'AN IRISH BLESSING' ~
May the blessing of light be upon you.
Light on the outside, light on the inside.
With God's sunlight shining on you,
may your heart glow with warmth like a turf fire
that welcomes friends and strangers alike.
May the light of the Lord shine from your eyes
like a candle in the window welcoming
the weary traveler.
May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you,
falling gently on your head refreshing your soul
with the sweetness of little flowers newly blooming.
May the strength of the winds of heaven bless you,
carrying the rain to wash your spirit
clean sparkling after in the sunlight.
May the blessing of God's earth be on you.
And as you walk the roads,
may you always have a kind word
for those you meet.
May you understand the strength and power of God
in a thunderstorm in winter and the quiet beauty
of creation in the calm of a summer sunset.
And may you come to realize that,
insignificant as you may seem in this great universe,
you are an important part of God's plan.
May He watch over you and keep you safe from harm.
 
 
 
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