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ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE MASTER, by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK First Line: We need him now - his rugged faith that held Last Line: Who willed us greater tasks, when set his sun. Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States | ||||||||
We need him nowhis rugged faith that held Fast to the rock of Truth through all the days Of moil and strife, the sleepless nights; upheld By very God was hethat God who stays All hero-souls who will but trust in Him, And trusting, labor as if God were not. His eyes beheld the stars, clouds could not dim Their glory; but his task was not forgot: To keep his people one; to hold them true To that fair dream their fathers willed to them Freedom for all; to spur them; to renew Their hopes in bitter days; strife to condemn. Such was his task, and well his work was done Who willed us greater tasks, when set his sun. | Other Poems of Interest...MARTAL DIPTYCH by GLYN MAXWELL JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS by JOHN HOLLANDER TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON INAUGURATION DAY: JANUARY 1953 by ROBERT LOWELL LINCOLN TRIUMPHANT by EDWIN MARKHAM YOUNG LINCOLN by EDWIN MARKHAM A MAN CHILD IS BORN (1809) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AT SAGAMORE HILL by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BRUTUS LIVES AGAIN IN BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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