Sam Houston quote needed; Anonymous internet "Texas Blessing"

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Any help with this quotation (not in YBQ):
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"Texas could exist  without the United States, but the United States cannot, 
except at very great  hazard, exist without Texas." - Sam  Houston 
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Any help with this "Texas Blessing"  that's all over the internet?
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_http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/texas_blessing/_ 
(http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/texas_blessing/) 
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Texas Blessing
 
This “Texas Blessing” is all over the internet, sometimes called “Florida  
Blessing.” The author is unknown. 


_A Mississippi Blessing_ (http://usads.ms11.net//blessing.html)  
A  Mississippi Blessing 
~~Off the Internet~~ 
Know who wrote this?  Please write us so we can give proper credit and 
request permission to continue  to post here on this site. Send information to 
_bethjacks at hotmail.com_ (mailto:bethjacks at hotmail.com)  . Ye Editor  “googled” the 
piece and came up with two more versions—one from Florida and one  from 
Texas, both with identical wording and no writer listed. The Texas posting,  by the 
way, has great graphics and music. Enjoy!  
Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry. 
Please keep it cool in mid-July.  
Bless the walls where termites dine, 
While ants and roaches march in  time.  
Bless our yard where spiders pass 
Fire ant castles in the grass.  
Bless the garage, a home to please 
Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.  
Bless the love bugs, two by two, 
The gnats and mosquitoes that feed on  you. 
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl, 
In Mississippi, Lord,  you’ve put them all!  
But this is home, and here we’ll stay, 
So thank you Lord, for insect  spray. 

_The Sunday  Funnies.com_ (http://www.thesundayfunnies.com/florida.html)  
A Florida Prayer 
Bless this house, oh Lord, we  cry. 
Please keep it cool in mid-July. 
Bless the walls where termites  dine, 
While ants and roaches march in time.  
Bless our yard where spiders pass 
Fire ant castles in the grass.  
Bless the garage, a home to please 
Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.  
Bless the love bugs, 
Two by two, 
The gnats and mosquitoes 
That  feed on you. 
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl, 
In Florida, Lord,  you’ve put them all!!  
But this is home, 
And here we’ll stay, 
So thank you Lord, 
For  insect spray. 

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From:  CDHAGOOD 
Date:   Thurs, Jul 22 2004 2:08 pm 

A TEXAS BLESSING 
Note: If you are not a  resident of TEXAS or never have lived in the hot, 
humid South,you may not  understand the weight of this blessing!  
-Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry. 
-Please keep it cool in mid-July.  
-Bless the walls where termites dine, 
-While ants and roaches march in  time. 
-Bless our yard where spiders pass 
-Fire ant castles in the grass.  
-Bless the garage, a home to please 
-Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.  
-Bless the love bugs, two by two, the gnats and mosquitoes that feed on  
you. 
-Millions of creatures that fly or crawl, in TEXAS, Lord, you’ve  put 
them all 
-But this is home, and here we’ll stay, 
-So thank you  Lord, for insect spray. 

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