The Blind Boy's Lament - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
THE BLIND BOY'S LAMENT. 
Strangers, will you kindly listen, Do not coldly pass me by, You who are so blest of heaven, Listen to a blind boy's cry? Poor and homeless here I wander, All my life one cloudy dream, For I cannot see the daylight, Cannot see the sun's bright beam. 
Chorus. I can clasp your hand in friendship, Listen to thy words of love, But I cannot see your faces 'Till we meet in heaven above. 
Human help is unavailing, I must bend beneath the blight, I'd be happy in the sunshine, But my days are darkest nights; All my life is sad and lonely, Darkly groping all the day, I would give this world of nations Could these shadows pass away.-Chorus. 
Here my brother sits beside me, He'll protect me from all harm, Where I go he kindly leads me, Gently leaning on his arm; May the blessings of kind heaven Rest upon him day and night, And the friends that now surround me Keep their health, retain their sight.-Chorus.