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And evermore the Deep has worshipped God; And Bards and Prophets tune…
Quote bySarah Josepha Hale · 1788–1879
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Mississippi", st. 8; The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days (1848), p. 174. Cf. The Poets' Offering (1850), p. 388:.
English (original)
And evermore the Deep has worshipped God; And Bards and Prophets tune their mystic lyres While listening to the music of the floods.
— Sarah Josepha Hale
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