OUR LITTLE ANGEL

FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES ARE HER FAVORITE THINGS
AND SHE LOVES THE WAY THAT JOHNNIE CASH SINGS
SHE'S ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD AND HAS ONE YEAR TO LIVE
SUCH A SHORT TIME TO SHOW HER ALL THE LOVE WE HAVE TO GIVE.

YES, SHE'S OUR DAUGHTER, AND LORD, WE LOVE HER SO.
THE DOCTOR SAYS WE'RE GOING TO LOSE HER, SHE HAS A YEAR AT MOST TO GO
CAN WE KEEP IT FROM OUR FACES? WILL THE PAIN SHOW IN OUR EYES?
CAN WE KEEP HER FROM EVER KNOWING THAT--WELL, SOON SHE'S GOING TO DIE?

HER HAIR IS YELLOW SUNSHINE, HER EYES LIKE STARS ABOVE,
AND THAT PRETTY FRECKELED FACE OF HERS IS ALWAYS FILLED WITH LOVE.
EVERYBODY LOVES HER, AND SHE LOVES EVERY ONE,
AND LORD, WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER WHEN HER LIFE ON EARTH IS DONE.

WHY MUST YOU TAKE HER FROM US WHEN WE LOVE HER SO VERY MUCH?
CAN WE STAND IT WHEN SHE'S GONE AND WON'T BE HERE FOR US TO TOUCH?
CAN WE STILL BELIEVE AND TRUST IN YOU THE WAY WE USED TO DO?
WILL WE SOMEDAY UNDERSTAND THE THINGS YOU DO, AND FIND OUR FAITH RENEWED?

i GUESS HE SEEN SHE'S SPECIAL TOO AND DECIDED IT WAS FAIR
TO TAKE HER FROM THIS WORLD OF WAR AND HATE TO BE WITH HIM UP THERE.
HE GAVE HER FOR A LITTLE WHILE, NOW HE WANTS HER BACK AGAIN,
BUT WE'LL KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE ANGEL IN THAT GOLDEN LAND WITH HIM.

WRITTEN 1970
(C) 1988
F.M. WEBB