JESSICA
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A gentleman once wrote of Elizabeth Fry: "Her name has long been a word of beauty in our household."
Make thy name a word of beauty, Like the lily pure and fair, From its perfumed cup exhaling Sweetest fragrance on the air. Make thy name a word of beauty Lustrous as the ocean pearl; Constant in life's loving service, Guileless through youth's mazy whirl. Make thy name a word of beauty, Radiant, steadfast, like a star; Shedding from a glowing center Love's effulgence near and far. Aye, we greet thee, rare-sweet maiden, (Make it evermore thy right), Jessica—our word of beauty, Lily, pearl, and star of light.