My dear little one, I will not wish for you
riches, nor the passing glow of fame;
but rather, that wherever you may go,
some weary life may gladden at your radiant smile;
some shadowed life may know sunshine for awhile.
And so your smiles will leave a trail of light
like angels= footsteps passing through the night.
(Repeat with descant, and then with other harmonies)
Words and music for Angels' Footsteps
copyright 1997 by Linda K. Williams
Linda.BetterWorld@gmail.com
BetterWorld-Resources.com
Words based on two versions of a document in public domain; please see below:
WORDS UPON WHICH THE LYRICS FOR
ANGELS' FOOTSTEPS WERE BASED
Words shared by Dr. Jo Stanchfield at C.R.A. conference 11-11-88; credit given:
From an inscription on a church wall in England; probably 16th century.:
My beloved friend, I would not wish for thee
riches, nor the passing glow of fame;
but rather, wheresoe'er thou goest,
some weary life may gladden at thy radiant smile---
some weary life may know sunshine for awhile.
And so thy smiles shall leave a trail of light,
like angels' footsteps passing through the night.
Words found in Where Angels Walk by Joan Wester Anderson, published in 1992 by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York; found on p. 232 at the top of the chapter entitled Another Beginning.
Credit given: Words on a church wall in Upwalthan, England.
I will not wish thee riches nor the glow of greatness,
but that wherever thou go
some weary heart shall gladden at thy smile,
or shadowed life know sunshine for a while.
And so thy path shall be a track of light,
like angels' footsteps passing through the night.
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