'WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH US?'
What will we do with you, if God
Should give you over to our hands,
To pass in turn beneath the rod,
And wear at last the captive's bands?'
'What will we do?' Our very best
To make of each a glorious State,
Worthy to match with North and West,—
Free, vigorous, beautiful and great!
As God doth live, as Truth is true,
We swear we'll do all this to you.
[pg 176]