Prayer II.

[Contents]Prayer II.My prayer for the Tsars,Thesetraffickersin blood,That Thou on them would’st putFetters of iron, in dungeons deep.My prayer for the peoplestoiling long,Do Thou to themon their ravaged lands,Send down Thy strengthmost merciful One.And for the pure in heartGrant angel guards beside them,To keep them pure.And for myself, Oh Lord,I ask nought elseBut truth on earth to love,And one true friendto love me.[134]

[Contents]Prayer II.My prayer for the Tsars,Thesetraffickersin blood,That Thou on them would’st putFetters of iron, in dungeons deep.My prayer for the peoplestoiling long,Do Thou to themon their ravaged lands,Send down Thy strengthmost merciful One.And for the pure in heartGrant angel guards beside them,To keep them pure.And for myself, Oh Lord,I ask nought elseBut truth on earth to love,And one true friendto love me.[134]

Prayer II.

My prayer for the Tsars,Thesetraffickersin blood,That Thou on them would’st putFetters of iron, in dungeons deep.My prayer for the peoplestoiling long,Do Thou to themon their ravaged lands,Send down Thy strengthmost merciful One.And for the pure in heartGrant angel guards beside them,To keep them pure.And for myself, Oh Lord,I ask nought elseBut truth on earth to love,And one true friendto love me.[134]

My prayer for the Tsars,Thesetraffickersin blood,That Thou on them would’st putFetters of iron, in dungeons deep.My prayer for the peoplestoiling long,Do Thou to themon their ravaged lands,Send down Thy strengthmost merciful One.And for the pure in heartGrant angel guards beside them,To keep them pure.And for myself, Oh Lord,I ask nought elseBut truth on earth to love,And one true friendto love me.

My prayer for the Tsars,Thesetraffickersin blood,That Thou on them would’st putFetters of iron, in dungeons deep.

My prayer for the Tsars,

Thesetraffickersin blood,

That Thou on them would’st put

Fetters of iron, in dungeons deep.

My prayer for the peoplestoiling long,Do Thou to themon their ravaged lands,Send down Thy strengthmost merciful One.And for the pure in heartGrant angel guards beside them,To keep them pure.

My prayer for the peoples

toiling long,

Do Thou to them

on their ravaged lands,

Send down Thy strength

most merciful One.

And for the pure in heart

Grant angel guards beside them,

To keep them pure.

And for myself, Oh Lord,I ask nought elseBut truth on earth to love,And one true friendto love me.

And for myself, Oh Lord,

I ask nought else

But truth on earth to love,

And one true friend

to love me.

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