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Bowing most politely:
"It blooms forever thinking of your wisdom,
Your brave heart and the way you rule your kingdom.
These keep the oak secure,
Weaving its leafy lure,
Dreaming by fountains pure
Ten thousand years."
Both Leaders: The Queen of Sheba had four hundred sailors.
Congregation: We were the sailors.
Both Leaders: You shall bring spice and ore
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Over the ocean's floor,
Shipmates once more,
For ten thousand years.
Women's Leader: The Queen of Sheba asked him like a lady,
Bowing most politely:
"Why is the sea so deep,
What secret does it keep
While tides a-roaring leap
Ten thousand years?"
Men's Leader: King Solomon made answer to the lady,
but taking cognizance, the King wooing with ornate gestures
of respect and courtly admiration.
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