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With cross in hand, the pious father goes From camp to camp on Heaven's errand bent; Soothing the wretched, overborne with woes, And to the weary bringing sweet content.
Oh, gentle soul, too kind for this rude earth, What virtues doth thy being comprehend; Thou shouldst have lived in times of peaceful mirth, When war was not, and man ne'er lacked a friend.