Prayer for my Dear Dad.'
A British sentimental postcard
Displayed on the front of this postcard is a hand-tinted photograph of a girl kneeling by her bed, apparently deep in prayer. ‘Prayer for my Dear Dad’ is printed above, while the verse below reads, ‘See, I kneel before Thy presence, – hear / O Father, when I pray / Thou wilt guard and bless my Daddy – fighting for us, far away ; / And I’d ask a special blessing – may he feel, ’mid war’s alarms, / That beneath him, and upholding, are Thine “everlasting arms.”’ ‘Bamforth (copyright)’ and ‘Madeleine St Clair.’ are printed in the bottom left- and right-hand corners respectively. The printed information on the reverse states, ‘Bamforth & Co. Ltd., Publishers Holmfirth (England) and New York. / “Patriot” Series. No. 1071. Printed in England.’.
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CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
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LANGUAGE
eng
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INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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