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Charlotte Richardson: Once more let war and discord cease
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Charlotte Richardson
From When Threatened With An Invasion
Almighty God, with pitying eye,
Look down upon our troubled land,
To thee alone for aid we cry,
We trust in thy all-pow’rful hand:
Once more let war and discord cease,
Restore again the joys of peace!
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