ENGLAND, MY OWN!
Great art thou and strong, And very courageous, England, my country! England, my own! True art thou and tried, And very tender, England, my country! England, my own! Majesty, Justice, and Duty Mantle thee; Chivalry, Honour, and Pity Engirdle thee; Glorious thy garments, Iledolent of perfume; As the incense of sacrifice So is thy breath. Melodious thy name In the ears of the captive, Heralding Liberty, Offering Freedom To peoples oppressed And shackled by Force. Magnanimous, gracious, Patient and gentle, Vigorous, valiant, Nobly victorious. When thou, riseth in judgment None may withstand thee; Awful thine anger, The fire of thy fury; Thy rage shakes the world, And the nethermost regions Tremble and fear thee. Hosts may defy thee, Yet shall they bow to tbee, In thine own time. Faithful thy friendship?, Binding thy word, Titanic thy struggles, Splendid thy sinews, Champion of Eight. What can they fear for thee, Knowing the soul of thee ? Quenchless thy light! —E. M. Stohy. December, 1916.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3275, 20 December 1916, Page 61
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