Mary our mother and our queen we greet.

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THIS WORLD WAR.

Why this tragedy and blood shed,

For pow’r to hold full sway

O’er the lives of men and nations?

Lives, nations, what care they?

Sown broadcast over this fair earth

Pride and greed caused it all,

But right, not might, will conquer yet,

For pride and greed must fall.

What blasphemy to say that God

Is with such sinful deeds,

No, God is love, and all that’s just,

From him all good proceeds;

Peace he proclaimed, good will to men,

Is that what we see now?

Nay, rather hatred and ill will,

To gold and pow’r they bow.

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