Stikeen River journal., 1899-11-11

70 Cod have mcrcyi" Il mother rri,td .' aS She humbly knelt at the cradle side 70 God, have mfrcy and hear lfly prly,.r And axe my babe iE thy tc:ud6r care -s for lhc hn1cl of Depth ie-in the room AT And Is calling aloudfor my babe to come @' Thou then. a,one hast tue powcrto save
 on God have mercy .'tis all crave
 \ tiny grave meath d willows shade Fellcth the answer the Merciful na,,e s 70 Father in heaven protect my boy ffom the "lscS of toiiy- from sin $ decoy: -s,4s ffnGl lh" share, and temptations of lifes dorl, GEaIt il m and keep him Ilrt, for thce' Isa, Sc mother prayed a> her darling son
 Wcat forth t9 battle the world alone:
 AloI say" tliH blessing his mother ,,ova And that prayer to God to keep and save. A m"rlcrer> giDbet high in the air
 Answered. that mothers trus.in.- ,,ruver father in' hor l:n"lt them down Together before the Eternal One.
 Ana "it1 trusting hearts implnrel thnt heayeu Would Eua"i tlr flower il, ..rloc hai ,iyen Woui" Neei' irb!o>>omin% daurhter pure And Shleid hc". aye from the telnpt"l's lure. And rom every stain would keep her free
 \ t@c liie> ;'iat bloom in c:eaniiy.
 \ ~e}f->lan lo,t on" Seduen3 bntravp1 Was tEc onlS answer that Heaven made
 A beautiful maiden knelt to pray
 F"rtha life of q loved one far raway- Away i'll the lieltl- where life and death Haa- ? pliNed in th" scai2 that t,,r witha
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 'oh. Father e' ,.creieS. plotect thc h .1rt 'f nim !os" tram the foem.s', dart;
 When tn dri tn-b5}t.. san on the caarsinr Be thou h.N 2utde IL, strength. ais shield
 A manHlod corpse and sodior,, grave Was the answer the Father of AIerrlcsroye. The night Was dark on the oc.ai.,s breast And the waves rolled high in wild unrest When stately carque was dnehinr on Towaad> a breakers crest With her ,,,d,1nr Around the captain in wild dspair.
 The crew had gatheredand joined in prayer To linn who only had the power to sare.
 To deliver them froma watelY grave \ crash and gulplnE wave .no Were the answers of the Ohm. potent One. l Twas midnight in the city's he;N, And slumher reigncd OCT home an f9;ns When the fre-tiend bur,, from it's a,.r.f p1a,. And wrapped all things iii his fierce. >.rmI,I,lea. Oh then how many a friendly prayer\ To Heaven for safety rent the air
 For homes. for live, fer loves and tbe, \ The flames tha, crispcd them snaerod o,,A
 Homes. f.'a ld> and loved ones eri..nea n,
 charrc,l
 Told how heaven their prayers had henrd
 From the earliest dawn of natures bi,.h Since sorrow and crime had first darl,croa t,,., From cline Ia cline. from pole to nolo ro.,, WhereSocTer Fl waves Of huTn,n:t,. vol, Ihe breezy robe this piancl wear, Has quivered and echoed with count, Each hour million knees are bent f,n,,,,,.. million prayers to heaven are sent
 There's not summer beam but secS Some humble supplicant on his hnoes, There's not breeze that murmures h,
 But waits some faithful prayer on bish,
 There's not woe that at,iic.S our race
 But some one bears to the throne of sr,eo And for every temp:;,; ;i.r. we may ,n,.. We plead for grace at the mercy seat But tn beams smile on and Heaven sa,., Still b'on@ E. thou!h no prayers had hea, And 70 ir'eZeS moan :,N he hrnn..ocs n.,,,. When m9, i> poWerc,s | cay T, r,n mt ,.,...