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- .. Let it be silent
- Let the Luminous stars not shine,
- Let the winds (?) and all the noisy rivers die down;
- And as we hymn the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
- Let all the powers add "Amen Amen"
- Empire, praise always, and glory to God,
- The sole giver of good things, Amen Amen.
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