Our country’s flag for honor stands,
We see our chief with outstretched hands,
Raising that flag unfurled on high,
Now waving ’neath a cloudy sky;
O’er the sea from this rock-bound shore
We hear the din of battle roar,
Brother ’gainst brother, worldly strife
Ruin and turmoil, life for life.
God of justice and love and might,
Preserve our nation in this fight
For selfish greed, not honor true,
Where pure unselfish love we view;
We pray thee fill our hearts with care
For all earth’s people, will and dare
In righteous love peace to proclaim,
For all mankind in joy, not pain.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD.
Yes, an international brotherhood,
Of peace, justice, freedom for all,
Where love reigns supreme in ev’ry man’s heart,
Then the dogs of warfare must fall,
When men of all nations, races and creeds,
Remember the old golden rule,
Then friendships will strengthen, hate will decay,
God speed the good doctrine and school.
AT DAWN.
Behold a rose of crimson hue,
Just opening to the light of day,
Velvet petals, all wet with dew,
Bearing a message on its way;
A message of love pure and bright,
God’s holy tribute to the dawn
Ere we greet the gathering light,
Ere we meet the day new born.
A joyful chorus fills the air,
Before the mists have rolled away,
From mountain side, and valley fair,
In wooded glen they seem to say,
Awake, awake ’tis early dawn,
The night has passed, and day is here,
Behold the glories of the morn,
For lo! the rising sun appear.
Just o’er the summit of the hill,
In all its splendor to be seen,
Our hearts and fancies it doth thrill
With homage to the morning’s queen,
For colors like the purest gold,
And royal purple circle round
On crimson waves of light, and fold
The shades of night beneath a mound.