“THIS ENGLAND.”
The following lines by Canon S. A. Alexander, which were published recently under the title “This England,” were sung as an anthem in St. Paul’s Cathedral on a recent Sunday afternoon : A little isle of mountain and of meadow, Lady of heather, roses and grey sea, In this dim world of deepening storm and shadow Must not our hearts, O England, turn to thee ? On thee, ere now acclaimed the queen of nations, The tortured peoples wait to seek release From jealous fears and selfish aspirations Amid thy sheltered ways of ancient peace.
For the true path man’s troubled soul is. groping: Be thou to him as tranquil lights that burn . . Far off to some tired traveller still hoping.' Homeward at last from exile to return. Crown the long magic of thy guided story "With sovereign counsels generous and free, And let it be thy final page of glory That all men’s hearts, O. England, turn to thee.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 227, 23 August 1940, Page 6
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