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OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

The thoughts steal o'er me as I kneel

Before thy Son and thee,

That thou must suffer all thy life,

And He must die for me.

I look upon that lovely face,

Those eyes so sweet and mild,

And gather courage as I gaze

Upon thy holy child.

Author unknown, pre 1900

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OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

His little arm thrown round thy neck,

As if to soothe thy fears,

Shows that thine infant son is grieved

To see His mother's tears.

He knows that Simeon's prophecy

Rings ever in thy mind;

The sword has opened thy large heart

To shelter all mankind.

Author unknown, pre 1900

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OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

Hence may the weary mother come

With her domestic cares;

Here may the anxious father seek

Advice in grave affairs.

The weeping child too runs to thee

In sorrow and in pain;—

No little one will have recourse

To Mary's heart in vain.

Author unknown, pre 1900

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OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL

Then for my guide and advocate

Whom fitter could I choose,

Then one who never asks a thing

That Jesus can refuse?

Dear Mother, whisper to thy Son

A little prayer for me;

Thou knowest better far than I

What that request should be!

Author unknown, pre 1900

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