Most Holy Father! unto thee,

May not our humble prayer be given,--

3For those to whom this day can bring,

Not, as to us, the joyful thrill;--

For those, who, under freedom's wing,

Are bound in slavery's fetters still:--

4And grant, O Father! that the time

Of Earth's deliverance may be near,

When every land, and tongue, and clime,

The message of thy love shall hear.