Patriots, patriots, love we our land! Strong be its battlements ever to stand; Brave be the people's hearts, eager to fight Stoutly for freedom, for God and the right. Patriots, patriots, true to the past, Hold we our fathers' faith, long may it last. Bold were their spirits for manliest fray; God keep us valorous even as they. Patriots, patriots, brotherly wise, Heed we the summons of alien cries; Faintest, forlornest of far-away wrong Find in us champions ready and strong. Patriots, patriots, never in pride Weakest of liberties cast we aside; Heedless of righteousness never may we Build on the continents, traverse the sea. Patriots, patriots, high in our aim, Glorious purpose we seek and proclaim, -- Holiest, happiest, boldest, and best, Never to falter and never to rest. Patriots, patriots, not in our might, Not in our wisdom design we and fight: Kept by Thy governance worthy and free, God of the nations, we yield us to Thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: EPILOGUE by ALFRED TENNYSON TRICKSTERS by WILLIAM ROSE BENET PURIM, 1900 by ALICE D. BRAHAM PIRATE TREASURE by BERTON BRALEY SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 33 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING PARACELSUS: 3. PARACELSUS by ROBERT BROWNING HOME, SWEET HOME WITH VARIATIONS: 6. WALT WHITMAN by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER |