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ON PROTESTANT UNION IN NEW ENGLAND.
Down the rapid stream of time,
Lo! another year has passed;
Protestants from every clime,
Brethren, friends, awake at last!
Lo! another year has passed;
Protestants from every clime,
Brethren, friends, awake at last!
Have we not a mystic tie
Strong as aught on earth can be,
Changeless as heaven's azure sky,
Lasting as eternity?
Strong as aught on earth can be,
Changeless as heaven's azure sky,
Lasting as eternity?
Rome's proud zealots boldly join,
Strong their union 'gainst the cause,—
Strong their union 'gainst the cause,—
