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Gertrude P. McBrown, "He Made Me Sing" (1927)
12024-03-13T11:40:37-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12132plain2024-04-20T14:52:22-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1God knew I'd struggled lone and long, He heard me crying in the night; He knew I was not strong Enough to carry out the fight, So he drew me from the noisy throng; And breathed into my soul a song."