Unseen But Heard

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If we only sought to brighten

Author: Kate Cameron
Published in 15 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 If we only sought to brighten
Ev’ry pathway dark with care,
If we only tried to lighten
All the burdens others bear,

Chorus:
We should hear the angels singing,
All around us night and day,
We should feel them gently winging,
At our side their upward way.

2 If we only strive to cherish
Ev’ry pure and holy thought,
Till within our hearts should perish
All that is with evil fraught, [Chorus]

3 If we only did our duty,
Thinking not what it might cost,
Then the earth would wear new beauty
Like to that in Eden lost, [Chorus]

Source: Gems and Jewels #112

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Author: Kate Cameron

Mrs. K. W. B. Barnes, was born in Deerfield, Mass in 1836. She was christened Maria Burbank Williams but was called by the name Kitty. She also used the pen name "Kate Cameron" In 1856 she married Dr. Norman S. Barnes. She was a writer of many stories, poems, and hymns. From Waifs and their authors by A. A. Hopkins, 1879 Go to person page >

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First Line:	If we only sought to brighten
Title:	Unseen But Heard
Author:	Kate Cameron
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We should hear the angels singing
Copyright:	Public Domain