Part 4 — DEI GRATIA, REX.
Reading edition
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BY W. E. GILMORE.
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King “by the grace of God!” where is the token
By which we know thy right it is to reign!
Jehovah’s will, of old, in words was spoken,
Who heard His voice thy sovereignty proclaim?
No! thou art king, not by “the grace of God,”
But usurpation only—guiltless he
That doth resist thy claims, and, though in blood
Poured out like water, rids the earth of thee!