Russian Royal Family

 Grant us Thy patience, Lord,

In these our woeful days,

The mob’s wrath to endure,

The torturer’s ire;

Thy unction to forgive

Our neighbors’ persecution

And mild, like Thee, to bear

A bloodstained Cross.

And when the mob prevails

And foes come to despoil us,

To suffer humbly shame,

O Savior aid us!

Master of the world, universal God,

Bless us in prayer

And grant rest to our humble soul

In this unbearable, dreadful hour.

And when the hour comes

To pass the last dread gate,

Breathe strength in us to pray,

Father forgive them!

Poem written by Sergey Bekhteev in October 1917 for the Russian Royal Family; it was found in a notebook belonging to Grand duchess Olga – amongst the few scattered personal effects of the family found at the Ipatiev House following their murder.