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Title: In Her Little Bed We Lay Her, Page 3
From: In Her Little Bed We Lay Her
Original caption: And a valley grave we made her, Close beside her mother's lonely tomb.
And although we weep to miss her, She is free from mortal worldly strife.
She is free from pain and sorrow, With love's star upon her heavenly brow.
Little birdie sang his sad notes, As her spirit passed away,
And we dream her angel mother, Strokes again her darling's head,
Happy child and happy mother, Reunited ne'er to part,
Ere she sought the home of angels, In the land of perfect day.
And amid angelic music, Lays her in her little bed.
In the angel home above us, Let this cheer our mournful heart.
Creator: Dexter Smith (author)
Date: 1870
Format: Sheet Music
Source: American Antiquarian Society
Keywords: Children; Death; Family; Grief; Moral Literature; Music; Parenting; Popular Culture; Religion; The Arts
Topics: Mass Media, Culture & The Arts


Objects From This Artifact:
- In Her Little Bed We Lay Her (still)
- In Her Little Bed We Lay Her, Page 2 (still)
- In Her Little Bed We Lay Her, Page 3 (still)
- In Her Little Bed We Lay Her, Page 4 (still)