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[God the endowe/with Crowne of glorye]

God the endowe/with Crowne of glorye
And with the Ceptre/of Clennesse and pytie
And with as werde/of myght and victorye
And with a Mantell of Prudence/clad thou be
A Shylde of Fayth/for to defende the
An Helme of Helth wrought to thyne encreace
Gyrte with a gyrdyll/of loue and parfyte peace.