Quote#God & Faith
God sent his Singers upon earth
Quote byHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1807–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Seaside and the Fireside (1850), The Singers, st. 1..
English (original)
God sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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