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FRENCH NURSERY RHYMES.
Have pity on my weakness;
Walk beside me always,
Chat with me all along the journey;
And while I listen to you,
Lest I fall along the way,
Good Angel, give me your hand.
THE GUARDIAN ANGELS.
A ring of Angels, beautiful and pink
Hover above my cradle.
Two by two, all around
they guard my crib[1] night and day;
At my feet and along side my bed
They constantly keep watch.
Gently closing my eyelids
When I finish praying;
And all night they watch over me,
And wake me in the morning;
And when it is cold, or windy,
They cover me warmly,
And at the end of my life
They will lead me to Paradise.
- ↑ Couchette (s.f.), dim. of couche, bedstead.
