A PRAYER FOR ST. INNOCENT'S DAY
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WISDOM, be Thou The only garland of my burdened brow, The nearest stage And vowed conclusion of my pilgrimage, Shade whence I shun The untempered supervision of the sun, Planet whose beams Dispel the desperate ambuscade of dreams; Through the Red Sea Of mine own passion, Wisdom, usher me. For this I pray The four austere custodians of to-day, Urge mine intent— Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, Innocent.