Ladies.
THEr HAN©; THAT ROCKS* THE : - •• WOREDi ■■■■• Blessings Oh the hand' of woman! guard her: ; Btren^lb' K and grace ' In the' cottage, palace,'hovel,'' ho r mattft* where the pinch! Would that hcvef BfdiWirassailed it '; 1 Rainbows 'eyer gently ;cuf led ;' , , For the hand that rocks the criidle la thehand that rocks the world. Infancy’s the tender fountain; Power may with' beauty flOivv > Mothers'first to guide the streamlet, From them souls unresting grow. 1 Grow on for the good or evil,' Sunshine streamed or darkness"'hurled'; For( thehand thakrockkthb' era die' Is the hand that rules the world. Women, how divine your mission ; Here upon our natal ! sod; r Keep, oh keep the young heart open - Always' to the breath of God! All true trophies of the Ages Are from Mother Love impearlcd; For the hand that rocks the cradle la the hand that rocks the world. Blessings on the hand of woman ! Fathers, r sons and daughters cry, And the sacred song is mingled With the worship of the sky— Mingles where nO tempest; darkens, Rainbows evermore are curled ; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world.
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 16, 15 July 1893, Page 10
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192Ladies. Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 16, 15 July 1893, Page 10
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