145. GOD EVER GLORIOUS. God ever glorious, Sov'reign of nations, Still may Thy blessing rest, Father most holy, 146. FATHERLAND. To thee, O Fatherland, And Justice throned in thee, And Thou, O God of Right, Our Fathers bore- Thou mad'st their children strong Free as our rivers flow, 147. THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER. O say, can you see by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does the star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen, through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses ? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: "Tis the star-spangled banner, O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Oh! thus be it ever when freemen shall stand Between their lov'd home and the war's desolation; Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'nrescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, "In God is our trust, And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! 148. LAND OF OUR FATHERS. Land of our fathers! wheresoe'er we roam; Land of our birth to us thou still art home; Peace and prosperity on thy sons attend; Down to posterity their influence descends. All then inviting, hearts and voices joining, Sing we in harmony our native land. Tho' other climes may brighter hopes fulfill, Land of our birth! we ever love thee still; Heav'n shield our happy home from each hostile band; Freedom and plenty ever crown our native land. All then inviting, hearts and voices joining, Sing we in harmony our native land. SONGS OF DUTY. 149. THE CALL TO DUTY. All around us, fair with flowers, Following every voice of mercy, With a trusting, loving heart, Now, to-day, and not to-morrow, Now, to-day, and not to-morrow, 150. THE LAW WITHIN. Say not the law divine Is hidden from thee, or afar removed; That law within would shine, If there its glorious light were sought and loved. Soar not on high, Nor ask who thence shall bring it down to earth. That vaulted sky hath no such star, Didst thou but know its worth. Nor launch thy bark In search thereof, upon a shoreless sea, No dove to bring this olive branch to thee. Then do not roam In search of that which wandering can not win; At home! at home! There peace is found, thy very heart within. 151. BE TRUE TO EVERY INMOST THOUGHT. Be true to every inmost thought; Woe, woe to him on safety bent, |