My father was a special man,
I think of him now and then,
I'll never forget that day,
The Lord took my father away,
I was so young then,
I've heard about him now and then,
Oh he's so special to me,
I'll never forget that day...
The Lord took my father away,
I remember it as if it was yesterday,
But now I have a Father that will never die...
Oh that heavenly Father of mine,
I'll be up there in time.
THE GIRL OF LIGHT.
Should my skin be black or white?
I dared to ask the Girl of Light.
Or should, I gravely asked, the sun,
And moon in brightness equal one?
And as she gave me her reply,
I saw a tear fall from her eye,
As stooping down upon her knee,
She beckoned earnestly to me,
That all as one should I befriend,
To live in mem'ry past my end,
And though the vision wax or wane,
To try as long as I remain.
For God in Heaven knows the heart,
Of every soul that must depart.
Then she left me; Oh! So fast!
As motionless, her image passed,