From every place below the skies
The grateful song, the fervent prayer,-
The incense of the heart, -may rise
To heaven, and find acceptance there. (John Pierpont)

From every place below the skies The grateful song, the fervent prayer,- The incense of the heart, -may rise To heaven, and find acceptance there.

John Pierpont

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