THE SOUL OF THE LAND.
There was Peace in the Land; > Men laboured for riches, men laboured forsport, v And some for the joy of achievement alone,. Or the harvest of fame they would reap: There was pleasure and gain. Men gloried in riches, men sold and they bought, And sometimes a Voice spoke of perils unknown— But the Soul of the Land was asleep. There was Wa,r inJthe Land; Men laboured for duty, men laboured for pride, And some in their passion for freedom and. right, ' . For the Meanings of Life were at stake: Therc was anguish and r pain, Men-poured forth their liffc-blood, men suffered and died, For the glow of the Vision that burst on. their sight— The Soul of the Land was awake. - Fedden Tindall.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 565, 1 December 1915, Page 6
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129THE SOUL OF THE LAND. Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 565, 1 December 1915, Page 6
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