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From: "Laurie" <>
Subject: Seen at City Hall: William Penn's Prayer for Philadelphia 1684
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 21:24:08 -0400

Since we all share a common interest in Philadelphia, I thought I'd share
this. It's a prayer posted at City Hall that I transcribed exactly as it
appears with 2 exceptions: I can't center it via e-mail and the "*" are
actually small filled in circles on the plaque.

* WILLIAM * PENN'S * PRAYER * FOR *
* PHILADELPHIA * 1684 *

* * *AND THOU * PHILADELPHIA * THE VIRGIN SETTLE-
MENT OF THIS PROVINCE * NAMED BEFORE THOU WERT
BORN * WHAT LOVE * WHAT CARE * WHAT SERVICE * AND
WHAT TRAVAIL HAVE THERE BEEN TO BRING THEE
FORTH AND PRESERVE THEE FROM SUCH AS
WOULD ABUSE AND DEFILE THEE. O THAT THOU
MAYEST BE KEPT FROM THE EVIL THAT WOULD
OVERWHELM THEE * THAT FAITHFUL TO THE GOD
OF THY MERCIES * IN THE LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS *
THOU MAYEST BE PRESERVED TO THE END.
MY SOUL PRAYS TO GOD FOR THEE * THAT THOU
MAYEST STAND IN THE DAY OF TRIAL * THAT THY
CHILDREN MAY BE BLEST OF THE LORD * AND THY
PEOPLE SAVED BY HIS POWER * * * *

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