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Like a Child In the Night

Author: J. M. Henson

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First Line: Darkness was all about one day, when suddenly I began to pray
Title: Like a Child In the Night
Author: J. M. Henson (1960)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Like a child in the night I cried to the Lord
Copyright: Copyright 1960, in "Golden Wings" by J. M. Henson

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