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VICTORIA (ON LEARNING THAT THE QUEEN'S CONDITION WAS HOPELESS), by                    
First Line: Her reign: the greatest that this realm hath seen
Last Line: Than hers, so bravely borne!
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Sickness; Victoria, Queen Of England (1819-1901); Illness


HER reign: the greatest that this realm hath seen,
Whether we count by years or by achievement.
Her loss: shall we not keep it meetly green
With tears of sad bereavement?

God gave, of his fair gifts to this fair Isle,
A virgin Queen, proud and invincible,
And for her guide—a Prince, to reconcile
Her heart to Queenly Rule.

Of their pure love—a noble progeny,
O Sovereign Monarch, blest all Queens above!
Three generations on that royal knee
Have claim'd a Mother's love.

And if, too early in her life was known,
The Sorrow that alone makes desolate,
She stood as one whom ages shall enthrone
As ruler of her fate.

To God she bow'd: and from His Hand she took
The grievous chastisement of later years.
Her faith in His Great Purpose never shook
'Mid shattering hopes and fears.

And now she waits the Angel of His Peace
With happy eyes turn'd toward a happier morn.
Oh, never Soul long'd more for its release
Than hers, so bravely borne!





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