Westward sailed the Mayflower pilgrims to a better law –
Where in freedom they might live – as Puritans to stand –
For liberty of mind and soul, prepared to sacrifice
– all they had for this one thing: the pearl beyond all price …
Thus did they fulfill the Jacobean prophecy –
That the sons of Joseph in the course of time should be –
Two great nations working out God’s plan from age to age:
Ephraim and Manasseh, heirs to Israel’s heritage.
Our Anglo-Saxon ancestry – the bond of blood we share –
Is this secret and the strength of this our common prayer:
Forgive us our iniquities as we in patience –
Ask a blessing for ourselves and our inheritance.
(Patience Strong)
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