The Choice
by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) |
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The American Spirit speaks:
To the Judge of
Right and Wrong
With Whom fulfilment lies
Our
purpose and our power belong,
Our faith and sacrifice.
Let Freedom's land rejoice!
Our ancient bonds
are riven;
Once more to use the eternal choice
Of
Good or Ill is given.
Not at a little cost,
Hardly by prayer or tears,
Shall we recover the road we
lost
In the drugged and doubting years.
But,
after the fires and the wrath,
But, after searching and
pain,
His Mercy opens us a path
To live with
ourselves again.
In the Gates of Death rejoice!
We see and hold the good�
Bear witness, Earth, we have
made our choice
For Freedom's brotherhood!
Then
praise the Lord Most High
Whose Strength hath saved us
whole,
Who bade us choose that the Flesh should die
And not the living Soul!
To the God in Man
displayed�
Where'er we see that Birth,
Be love and
understanding paid
As never yet on earth!
To the
Spirit that moves in Man,
On Whom all worlds depend,
Be Glory since our world began
And service to the end! |
By Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Listed October 10, 2012
Note: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
Signing of the Emancipation
Proclamation. |
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