Victor Roy, a Masonic Poem by Harriet Annie Wilkins
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page 47 of 91 (51%)
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Thank God for sending one to me, where the wild tempests roll, You won't forget--the little curl--Saviour receive my soul. Holy Communion. We were wearied in the battle, Tempted, and pained, and tried By day the din and the carnage, By night the rain's fierce tide; But we heard a loving message, From the Prince's tent it came, "Each meet in the banqueting house. In memory of my name." We gathered; a motley regiment, Some young in the war of life, Some chiefs in the Royal Army, Some old and sick with strife, Some limped in the sacred pathway, Some were foot sore and worn, Some had their lances all shivered, Some had their banners torn. And we all looked dim and dusty; |
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