He has struggled so nobly and come out with life.
But the heaven-born instinct that nerved his brave spirit
A Temple to build, for the Free to inherit,
Inspired him with courage, enduring and true,
That Temple to save and its foes to subdue;
And he vowed that his work forever should be
Preserved and respected, blest, happy, and free!
At the cost of much blood, and his doublet and hose,
(For a man is a man, in despite of torn clothes,)
Jack has labored, and suffered, by day and by night,