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7d
You never knew your brothers laugh,
You never saw your sister's grin
You never felt the warmth
of your mother, skin to skin

You never knew your dad's embrace,
You never felt his scruffy face.
You never heard the sound of rain
Pelting on the window pane

You never snuggled with a book
You never scraped your little knee
You never loved, you never cried,
You never met your family

And I, I never knew you.
But...

You never struggled against sin
You never hurt someone you love
You never bore the weight of separation
From your Heavenly Father above

And someday, I'll know you.
Written by
Maribeth Cogan
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