One Country
by Frank Lebby Stanton (1857-1927) |
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AFTER all,
One country, brethren! We must rise or
fall
With the Supreme Republic. We must be
The makers
of her immortality,�
Her freedom, fame,
Her glory or
her shame:
Liegemen to God and fathers of the free!
After all�
Hark! from the heights the clear, strong,
clarion call
And the command imperious: "Stand forth,
Sons of the South and brothers of the North!
Stand forth
and be
As one on soil and sea�
Your country's honor
more than empire's worth!"
After all,
'T is
Freedom wears the loveliest coronal;
Her brow is to the
morning; in the sod
She breathes the breath of patriots;
every clod
Answers her call
And rises like a wall
Against the foes of liberty and God! |
By Frank Lebby Stanton (1857-1927)
Listed March 15, 2013 |
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