George MacDonald Quote

And in thy own sermon, thou
That the sparrow falls dost allow,
It shall not cause me any alarm;
For neither so comes the bird to harm,
Seeing our Father, thou hast said,
Is by the sparrow's dying bed;
Therefore it is a blessed place,
And the sparrow in high grace.

Paul Faber, Surgeon (ed. Library of Alexandria, 1883) - ISBN: 9781465550743