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TO MRS. BISHOP LEE.
Prior to the birth of her little daughter.
O, Mary, bearing blessed virgin's name.
Who gave the world its Christ through whom salvation came;
Hast aught of fear or doubt awoke in thee
A dread? Fear not, God guards thee tenderly.
Who gave the world its Christ through whom salvation came;
Hast aught of fear or doubt awoke in thee
A dread? Fear not, God guards thee tenderly.
Dost thou regard the promise of his word,
With which his love so perfectly doth blend,
Fear not the crisis, all thy prayers are heard;
He'll not forsake, so trust him to the end.
With which his love so perfectly doth blend,
Fear not the crisis, all thy prayers are heard;
He'll not forsake, so trust him to the end.
Thou dwellest in the sunshine of his smile,
And of the many women thou art blest.
His goodness dwelleth with thee all the while,
So confident abide and be at rest.
And of the many women thou art blest.
His goodness dwelleth with thee all the while,
So confident abide and be at rest.
Blessed is she who bears the mother's pain
In the fulfillment of the first command.
Though thou art frail, His arm will thee sustain,
And safe support thee to the blessed end.
In the fulfillment of the first command.
Though thou art frail, His arm will thee sustain,
And safe support thee to the blessed end.
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