A LITANY.
(Theodosia Garrison.) Not from the dangers that beset our path, . (From storm or sudden death of pain or wrath, Wo or ay deliverance; But from the envious eye, the narrowed mind, Of those that are the vultures of mankind, Thy, aid advance. Not at the strong man’s righteous rage or hate, But at the ambushed, malice laid in wait, . Thy strength arise; At those who ever seek to spot: the White garment of a neighbor’s character . „ With stain of lies. Not from the good intentions of the The honest enemy, or unjust rule, Or flame or sword;* But from the venomed word, the slanderer’s guess. From envy and unchantableness, 'Deliver us, Good Lord-
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2401, 16 January 1909, Page 12 (Supplement)
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115A LITANY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2401, 16 January 1909, Page 12 (Supplement)
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