THE NAME OF FRANCE

Give us a name to fill the mind

With the shining thoughts that lead mankind,

The glory of learning, the glory of art,—

A name that tells of a splendid part

In the long, long toil and the strenuous fight

Of the human race to win its way

From the feudal darkness into the day

Of Freedom, Brotherhood, Equal Right,—

A name like a star, a name of light.