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FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, by                    
First Line: His work is done, his toil is o'er
Last Line: "god reigns and the republic lives!"
Subject(s): Assassination; Mckinley, William (1843-1901)


HIS work is done, his toil is o'er;
A martyr for our land he fell --
The land he loved, that loved him well;
Honor his name for evermore!

Let all the world its tribute pay,
For glorious shall be his renown;
Though duty's was his only crown,
Yet duty's path is glory's way.

For he was great without pretence;
A man of whom none whispered shame,
A man who knew nor guile nor blame;
Good in his every influence.

On battle-field, in council-hall,
Long years with sterling service rife
He gave us, and at last his life --
Still unafraid at duty's call.

Let the last solemn pageant move,
The nation's grief to consecrate
To him struck down by maniac hate
Amid a mighty nation's love;
And though the thought it solace gives,
Beside the martyr's grave to-day
We feel 't is almost hard to say:
"God reigns and the Republic lives!"





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