HIS was another race than mine Another faith, from which mine sprung: He traced his lineage by another line, And gained his manhood in another tongue. Yet when he sought our common sky, And breathed the welcome of its air, His soul rose up, as eagles fly, To the full heights of manhood there. Oh, Brother ours! whose life has beamed With faith in God, with love of man, Through which thy patriot virtues streamed To bless and aid our noble land. I stand to-day beside thy bier, To own thy brotherhood divine, And proudly claim with many a tear, That Israel's God is thine and mine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIGHT [AND LOVE] by FRANCIS WILLIAM BOURDILLON LOVE TO THE CHURCH by TIMOTHY DWIGHT A PSALM OF LIFE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW A NIGHT-PIECE ON DEATH by THOMAS PARNELL ASTROPHEL AND STELLA: 20 by PHILIP SIDNEY AT GIBRALTAR by GEORGE EDWARD WOODBERRY |