"Nowlin. 6s & 4s." (9 June 1868)
by Frederic Woodman Root, 1846-1916

[Source: "Miscellaneous" from page 253
of "The Triumph" by Geo. F. Root]

1.
Lowly and solemn be
Thy children's cry to thee,
  Father divine --
A hymn of suppliant breath,
Owning that life and death,
Owning that life and death
  Alike are thine.

2.
O Father! in that hour
When earth all succoring power
  Shall disavow,
When spear, and shield, and crown
In faintness cast down,
In faintness cast down,
  Sustain us thou!