St Marys High School - Labarum Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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THE RIGHT REVEREND EDWARD D. KELLY, D.D Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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To Qur Holq Father l 5 Ho qift of worth have we to ljrinq- Ito qolclen offering, ltor wealth of Art, nor Subtileness- But we would laq Cur little pen-work at thq feet, Jtnd for thq blessing praq, r , Dear Pontiff-Kinql

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The 'ggrihge-Zhuilher 'Gln flgur 'ifriishnp The Star looked down upon the old, worn Earth, And marked the chasm deep and dark that lay 'Twixt her broad fields and the high coasts of Heaven, That hindered souls who fain would pass that way, So deep the rift--and dark, Came a good Shepherd, vision raised on high Lest he might lose the shining of that Star, And planning wisely, in the light of God A bridge to span the space, he set to work That souls afar-might pass. A bridge of sighs-Ah, me! no other knows The pain a builder thrills, nor joy so keen- A bridge of prayer and faith, that warmer glows As effort flings a girder to th' unseen- In patience meek-and faith. Thus beam by beam he wrought, and plank by plank He laid the narrow road his flock might tread, While ever gazing upward to the Star, And bade them pass in peace. His work had ,sped The steps of men-toward God. A Teacher and Father! Friend and Shepherd true! We would bring tribute to thy Star-and thee. We know thy tendernessg we feel thy faith That shows us Mary in the Star we see Closest to God-our Queen.