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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO GALLANT FRANCE, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The lord himself died on the cross Last Line: Shall rise in victory! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): France; World War Ii; Second World War | |||
THE Lord Himself died on the cross He was not spared, and we Must follow in his tortured steps The road to Calvary. Then why should France feel desolate Believe her fight was vain For who can tell what glory lies Beyond her voiceless pain? Surely since God's own son had need To die upon the tree France, too, though nailed upon the cross Shall rise in victory! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL GREATER GRANDEUR by ROBINSON JEFFERS FAMILY GROUP by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE IN PICTURES by JAMES MCMICHAEL READING MY POEMS FROM WORLD WAR II by WILLIAM MEREDITH OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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