Even as this mighty earth conceived the germ of all the things that be, so may the germ of life be laid in thee that thou mayst bear a son.

2 Even as this mighty earth has borne and bears the stately forest trees, so may the germ of life be borne in thee that thou mayst bear a son.

3 Even as this mighty earth has borne and bears the mountains and the hills, so may the germ of life be borne in thee that thou mayst bear a son.

4 Even as this mighty earth supports the moving world that dwells thereon, so may the germ of life be borne in thee that thou mayst bear a son.