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THE ORPHAN'S ANNUAL HYMN.
Brothers! sisters! we are meeting
On this day, a grateful throng,
To enjoy the heart-felt greeting,
And pour forth our annual song.
Thee we hail our noble city,
Fostered kindly on thy breast,
Nurtured by thy love and pity,
See thine Orphan Children rest.
On this day, a grateful throng,
To enjoy the heart-felt greeting,
And pour forth our annual song.
Thee we hail our noble city,
Fostered kindly on thy breast,
Nurtured by thy love and pity,
See thine Orphan Children rest.
Patrons, hail! with hearts untiring,
Naught can bid your labor cease,
No reward or price desiring,
Save our welfare, joy and peace.
Teachers, hail! with daily duty,
You have urged to learning's strife,
Throwing over toil a beauty,
Showing us the worth of life.
Naught can bid your labor cease,
No reward or price desiring,
Save our welfare, joy and peace.
Teachers, hail! with daily duty,
You have urged to learning's strife,
Throwing over toil a beauty,
Showing us the worth of life.
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Christ, all hail! for higher soaring
Thee we find our Saviour-friend,
Sacred light forever pouring
On the heaven to which we tend.
God, Our Father! hear us raising
Our young voices up to thee!
May thy Spirit aid our praising
Through a long eternity.
Thee we find our Saviour-friend,
Sacred light forever pouring
On the heaven to which we tend.
God, Our Father! hear us raising
Our young voices up to thee!
May thy Spirit aid our praising
Through a long eternity.
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