Harbor of terror,
Harbor of death,
Harbor where fellows
Are choking for breath.
Harbor of drownings,
Thunderous sound.
Flooded compartments
Harbor the drowned.
Harbor of fire,
Harbor of flame,
Steel and humanity
Crumble the same.
Harbor determined,
Stations are manned.
Against the aggresor
The Harbor will stand.
Harbor of courage,
Gunners and guns
Speak of the worth
Of America’s sons.
Harbor of shipmates,
Sanctified flood,
Dying together,
Harbor of blood!
Harbor of wounds,
Beneath the attack,
Fighting the enemy,
Driving him back.
Harbor of smoke,
Blinding the sun.
Harbor contested,
Yet to be won.
Harbor of roaring,
Harbor ablaze,
Harbor of horror,
Harbor of praise.
Harbor resurgent,
Out of the gloom,
Self-resurrected
Out of the tomb.