| In the Year of Christ, |
| 1755; |
| George the second happily reigning; |
| (For he sought the Happiness of his People) |
| Philadelphia flourishing, |
| (For its Inhabitants were publick-spirited), |
| This Building, |
| By the Bounty of the Government, |
| And of many private Persons, |
| Was piously founded, |
| For the Relief of the Sick and Miserable. |
| May the God of Mercies |
| Bless the Undertaking! |