The Lord's Prayer In Verse

The (ollowiii beautlful com positron was foimd In Charleston, South Carolina, during the war. It is printed on very heavy satln, in i is quite a literary curiosity : Thou to themercy seat our souls doth g.ather To do our duty unto tlieu O" r Fatht r. To whom all pruNe all honor ghoúld be given : Kor (hou art ihegreat God-icA c in Heaven. Thou, by tby wisdom, rul'st the world's whole frame Forever, tlierefore: liallowed bc thy narnt . Let ncvermore detay divide us from Thy glorius grace, but let thy kingdom come. Let thy eomraands opposed be by none, But thy good pleasure and liy u-ill be done And let our promptness to obey be even The very sanie on etrl as it is ín heaven. Then foroursouls O Lord, we also pray, Thou wouldstbepleased to give usthis daij The food of life, wherewith our souls are fed, Sufficlent rainient, and ourdaily bread; With every needful thiug do thou relieve us, And of thy mercy,pity tud Jorgive us All our misdeeds, for Him whom thou did'st please To make au offering, for out treaspasses. And forasmuch, O Lord, as we believe That thon wilt pardon us as weforgive Let that loye teaeh, wherewith thou dost aoquaint us To pardou all- all those who tresspass against us; And though, sometimes, thou fiud'st we have iorgot This love lor thee.yet help and leadus nol Through soul or body's want to desperation. Nor let earth's gain drive us iuto temptation: Letnot the soul of any true believer Fall in the time of trial hut deliver Yes, save them from the malice of the devil, And both in life and death, keep-.uo from evil. Thus pray we, Lord, for that of thee, from whom This may be had for thine is the kingdom, This world is of thy work its wondrous story To thee belongs . the power and gloryi And all thy wonrdous works have ended never, But wiïl remain forever, and forever, Thus we poor creatures would confess again, And thus would sayeternally Amen