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Show Inscribed to Zina D. H. Young, on the 75th anniversary of her Birthday. Published by request. O'er whelmingly grateful, our Father Divine, With rev'rence unfeign'd we invoke at thy shrine, And ask, that Thy favors divinely serene Decend on thine handmaid e'en "Princess and Queen." We ask Thee our Father, to heed now our prayers, And strengthen thine hand-maid of seventy five years; That Thy grace may attend her we ever will pray, And increased returns of her own Natal Day. Our Father, we humbly now plead at thy throne, That peace, and mercy, to her may be shown; Though many or few, may her declining years, Glide peacefully on and be banish'd her tears. We pleadingly ask that Thy power , : ever may, Encompas and shield her, by night and by day; That Angels may guard her, to comfort and bless, Her slumbers made sweet, by their holy caress. With reverence our Father, we humbly entreat, 1 To hear now our prayers, whilst bow'd at thy feet; For her who gave succour in time of distress, For her, whom the widows and fatherless bless. Yea, list to our voices, we humbley implore, For her, ever blessing the needy and poor; For her, ever ready with comforting word, We ask thy choice blessings upon her, oh Lord. Most Holy One, we importune thou'dst hear our frail request, So bless Thine aged handmaid, with years of peace and rest; Such rest as Thou can'st only give, a heavenly joy serene, Yea, crown her thine eteanally, a priestess and a queen. Oh hear, oh hear, Eternal one, we ask in Thy great name, To bless each one of thy handmaids, engaged in work the same, May their names be carved in gold and'grav'don tablets bright,-Their bright,-Their deeds will Shine eternally, in endles realms of light. |