Be they Broad Church, or be they High, or Narrow they, or Low,
They all unite to hold their own against the common foe;
Their hearts ’twould seem, with one desire, with one high impulse glow,
Which animates the sermons which from all Church pulpits flow,
From these much-excited Vicars, all of the present time!
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Too late is their anxiety the Church may long endure,
In order that the masses may its services secure.
Too late have come these loud appeals for mercy for the poor,
From those whose one chief aim has been to make their own pay sure,