Bereft again of a parent’s care,
I felt it was more than I could bear!
Dear father, I know that although unseen,
Thou, too, with thy child hast oft-times been.
A few years more, and a youthful bride,
I pledged my troth at the altar’s side,
To one I had chosen from all I knew,
By whose side to walk life’s journey through.
At length, there came to bless our home,
A little life, from the Great Unknown.