323. Речь Благочестивейшему Государю Императору Александру Николаевичу при вступлении Его Императорского Величества в Успенский Собор

(Said on March 29th; published in the Moscow Vedas. 1856 and in the collection 1861) Most pious Sovereign! Our eyes and hearts are to You, as before: whereas we see not the same things in Your second Royal year 782. You inherited a stubborn war against us and against the world: and you gave us peace. Your truth and courage did not refuse the war: Your love for humanity did not refuse the proposed peace. The enemies did not defeat Russia: You defeated the enmity. With Christian thought you animated war; with Christian thought you bring peace. The Fatherland is grateful to You: even strangers give You justice and will give You more fully when the passions subside. We must strongly pray and pray to God that He may prosper You through art and care, to heal the wounds without which there could not be war, so that, according to the word of the Prophet, “righteousness and peace kiss each other” (Ps. 84:11) in Your Power, and that their fruit will be perfect prosperity. To Moscow Vedomosti: “We meet the new gaze of your second Royal summer” You might be interested in: