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MY FATHERLAND, Concluded.

faith its delights I explore, Come, favor my flight, an-gel- ic band, And waft me in peace to the shore.

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Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed | be thy | namo; | Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth...as it | is in | heaven.

Give us this day our | daily | bread; | And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive | those that | trespass...against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver | us from | evil; | For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,..for- | ever,..A- | men.

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TO MY MOTHER IN HEAVEN

J. W. D.

Con Espressione.

1. The night comes stealing on, mother, With gentle, loving tone, And here beside thy 2. My heart is sad to-night, mother, E'en sadder than before, For memory wanders

grave

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lone. Ah! many an eve has passed away, Bright happy scenes of yore. To golden, halcyon, dreaming days, When

I stand, Sweet mother, all far, far back To

3 And then around my brow, mother,
Those garlands you would twine,
And murmur, may life's fairest flowers,
My darling, e'er be thine.

Then let me, let me weep to-night

O'er life's now withered flowers,

Whose fragrance filled my youthful breast In earlier, happier hours.

4 I'm kneeling by thy grave, mother,
To wait thy blessing given,
And list the whispered words of love
Borne from thy home in Heaven.
And now I leave thy resting-place,
To come again no more,

Till autumn's plaintive moan is heard
From summer's leafy shore.
Leta Lyndon.

TO MY MOTHER IN HEAVEN, Concluded.

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suns have rose and set, Fair moons have come and gone again, Since last, since last we met. often at thy feet I sat me down to weave fair flowers, In garlands fresh and sweet.

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