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38. THE LORD'S PRAYER.

Our heav'nly Father, whom we fear and love,

Hallow'd by all thy children be thy name;

Thy kingdom come—an empire without blame;

Let men obey thee, like the blest above.

Give us this day our daily bread; remove

Our guilt, as we forgive a brother's shame;

Let not temptation urge its mighty claim,

Nor web of evil be around us wove;

For thine the kingdom is, and thine the praise;

And thine the pow'r, which no resistance knows:

To thee, O God, be endless glory given.—

Thus will I pray, while heart within me plays,

Or tongue is free my feelings to disclose,

Till I shall join the choral song in heaven.