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	The great white throne was set; and therefrom spake
Jehovah, God Almighty: heaven hush'd to hear :-

"Gabriel, who stand'st before the throne, art sent,
Wonted ambassador, to princely men 
Who know to wrestle with their God, nor fall,

Go thou on errand now to such  a soul 
Meek maid thou'lt find, simple, of low estate,
Whose instant thought doth, as a fountain, rise ;

She wearieth heaven with importunity ;
'Let a pure virgin of King David's house,' 
So runs her prayer, 'be mother to the Babe!'

"Go thou to this one; say, 'Thus shall it be,-
Thyself shalt bear the Child, Son of the Highest, 
Born in due time, the Saviour of the World.'"

by Charlotte M. Mason
"Saviour of the World", vol. 1, p 10