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Psalm
Air from English Prayer Book. Psalter—Morning Prayer. Te Deum Laudamus—Second Chant.
1. |
Gaze ye, O gaze | upon | us. The wise men | of our | gener | ation; |
2. |
For unto us the future| of the | land Is as the clay in the | hands | of the | potter. |
3. |
From the setting of the sun * to the rising up | of the same, We commune together for the | greatness | of the | nation. |
4. |
Lo, we are the publicans of this | gener | ation, And unto us are committed the shekels | of a stiff-necked people. |
5. |
And he that asketh, receiveth | only | one-half Of | what — | — he asketh; |
6. |
So that the University we have | builded Only | half — | — suf | ficeth. |
7. |
Wherewithal and howsoever may we | tax the | farmers, And cast out from our midst | those that | profit | eer, |
8. |
We no | manner of | means Have as yet or ever | shall — | have dis | covered; |
9. |
Behold, when the ful | ness of time Shall | call us | to our | fathers, |
10. |
St. Peter shall provide us * at the gate each with the wings |
of an | angel, Likewise a sweet-sounding harp | and all the | latest | tunes. |
11. |
Then shall we twang * seated each on a | golden cloud, Bright with the haloes bestowed on us | for our | goodly | labours. |
12. |
Verily we shall make there | soulful | music; But we shall leave as an inheritance to our successors | Wellington's new | railway | station | |