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NATIONAL POWER; TO ENGLAND.
Some men have won thee victories with the sword,And visible accessions of command,
So that thou hold'st an empire in each hand,
And east and west of men art styled Lord.
But I would win thee victories with the Word,
The meek and gentle Word, yet not less grand:
And conquests, over more than sea and land,
And triumphs, beyond any on record!
Some have built up thy glory outwardly,
But I would build it inwardly, on things
Like the foundations of the earth and sky;
Not upon gold, which maketh itself wings,
But Truth and Justice, Love and Charity,
The pillars of His throne, who makes and unmakes kings!
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