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THE CHURCHMAN'S THREE WISHES.
A churchman, three things in this Christian land
I long ere I die to see:
A mitred bishop whose heart could withstand
And scorn popularity.
I long ere I die to see:
A mitred bishop whose heart could withstand
And scorn popularity.
A minster with altar and choir deck'd out
As in older times they were;
The vast nave throng'd with a crowd devout
Of worshippers kneeling there.
As in older times they were;
The vast nave throng'd with a crowd devout
Of worshippers kneeling there.
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The third and last thing which I earnestly pray
To see, and then die content,
Is a Royal Wedding, for once in a way
Not solemnized in Lent.
To see, and then die content,
Is a Royal Wedding, for once in a way
Not solemnized in Lent.
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