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.

 TRANSITION

Out of the blindness and the night

Into clear and constant light.

Out of the weariness and pain

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