IS Bigotry the order of the day? Must we, of larger faith, submit our views To a minority—whose least excuse Is threaten'd violence to our right of way? And Lawlessness, a fit companion, ay, To Christian zeal in most un-Christlike cause To rob a Hero of his just applause— And we the heirs of such a legacy! Shall Time reprove us for the wrong we do, Our narrow prejudice, our lack of pride? Shall these roll on thro' ages, and abide An earnest of our faith—our weakness too? Lo! thro' the years the clouds are backward driven— One Universal Faith! one Hope! one Heaven! |