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A SONG OF HEROES (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Our country calls for heroes
Last Line: And for all the groaning earth!
Subject(s): Heroism; World War I; Heroes; Heroines; First World War


Our country calls for heroes,
And who is a hero now,
With no fear in his eyes,
With no shade of disguise,
With a purpose upon his brow?

The wide world calls for heroes,
And who will a hero be,
With a love for the whole
And a clear, steady soul
And a spirit brave and free?

High heaven calls for heroes,
And who is a hero there,
With a will for the best,
And a mind for the test,
And a heart that knows to dare?

But never mind the heroes,
Nor herald the hero's worth:
For our land we will die
And for God on high,
And for all the groaning earth!





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