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[The angel who unfetter'd St. Peter]
The angel who unfetter'd St. Peter,
When bound in Jerusalem's jail;
Is no greater than the angel Lincoln
Who heeded the Negro's wail.
When bound in Jerusalem's jail;
Is no greater than the angel Lincoln
Who heeded the Negro's wail.
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And never in all ages,
Since John on Patmus wrote;
Have words been put on pages
As great as Lincoln spoke.
Since John on Patmus wrote;
Have words been put on pages
As great as Lincoln spoke.
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