Conquering nations all come from the north, Fighters and lovers they ever go forth. On land or on ocean of them it is said— Odin and Thor are not sleeping nor dead. Give them a welcome befitting the brave— Sons of the Empire from over the wave. Blue-eyed, tawny-bearded, broad-shouldered, tall; Here come the Northmen to answer the call. Who can deny them? Who dare defy them? Men of the North! You are welcome to all. With strong engine stroke and white wings outspread, Over the ocean in khaki and red, From ends of the earth they come, as of yore, Strong as their fathers they spring to the shore. Warriors welcome from over the sea Sons of the Empire, peerless and free. Blue-eyed, tawny-bearded, broad-shouldered, tall; Here come the Northmen to answer the call. Who can deny them? Who dare defy them? Men of the North! You are welcome to all. Not in defiance, because they are strong— For freedom and justice, for right over wrong; To show in the face of an envious world That Britons are one when their flag is unfurled. They come not for conquest, but boldly to save— Canadian Northmen from over the wave. Blue-eyed, tawny-bearded, broad-shouldered, tall; Here come the Northmen to answer the call. Who can deny them? Who dare defy them? Men of the North! You are welcome to all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PROBLEM IN AESTHETICS by KAREN SWENSON THE INCOGNITA OF RAPHAEL by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER BLACKMWORE MAIDENS by WILLIAM BARNES ANGER AND WRATH by WILLIAM BLAKE MY GARDEN OF FRIENDS by NETTIE STEPHENSON BOWEN |