Fair with the beauty of heaven on earth, Noble with honor's immutable worth, -- Other lands also are noble and fair, Slaughter and ruin are ravaging there: Country, my country, give ear to the call, Guarding the beauty and honor of all. Rich with the store of a bountiful soil, Laden with fruit of invincible toil, -- Wealth of the world is in peril to-day, Riches of ages are lost in the fray: Country, my country, obeying the call, Lavish your wealth in the service of all. Strong with a young and exhilarant power, Brave in the dark of a desperate hour, -- Other lands also heroic and strong Pour out their blood in the battle with wrong: Country, my country, where myriads fall, Venture your life for the lives of them all. Free with a liberty blessedly bold Born of the struggles of centuries old, -- Justice and liberty, law and the right, All are at stake in the resolute fight: Country, my country, let nothing appall, Dare to be free for the freedom of all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PICKET-GUARD [NOVEMBER, 1861] by ETHEL LYNN BEERS TO SHAKESPEARE by DAVID HARTLEY COLERIDGE THE KNIGHTS: THE POET AND HIS RIVALS by ARISTOPHANES SPRING TWILIGHT by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN |