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Little Things That Run and Quail

Little things that run and quail

Author: James Stephens
Published in 5 hymnals


Representative Text

Little things that run and quail
And die in silence and despair;
Little things that fight and fail
And fall on sea and earth and air;
All trapped and frightened little things,
The mouse, the coney hear our prayer:
As we forgive those done to us,
The lamb, the linnet and the hare,
Forgive us all our trespasses,
Little creatures everywhere.

Source: The New Hymnal for American Youth #243

Author: James Stephens

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Text Information

First Line: Little things that run and quail
Title: Little Things That Run and Quail
Author: James Stephens
Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Songs of Praise #432

Songs of Praise #305

The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #60

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The New Hymnal for American Youth #243

The New Hymnal for American Youth #243

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