"For war shall wound[16] this nation--rend it wide, 3090 And trample nations all. Anon shall slaves 'Gainst masters rise, and anarchy o'erride Till tyranny be trodden as the paves, Till patriot might puts forth its hand and saves The crimsoned land from chaos. Hearken, all! When ruin's host the blood-red banner waves, Who heeded first the Gospel's warning call Shall be the last of realms to crumble and to fall. "Britannia! Thou among the during ones, A nursing mother unto Israel's might; 4000 Foremost to send thy daughters and thy sons From shores afar, from darkness unto light. As thou hast favored truth and 'friended right, Their tongues shall plead for thee in time to come, And nerve thine arm when perilous thy plight. Borne on thy shoulder o'er the billowing foam, Joseph and Judah find their heritage, their home. "I saw, while justice showed the vision dire, Till mercy's hand let fall the lifted veil, The goal of the ungodly--blood and fire, 4010 Earthquake and whirlwind, pestilential hail Smiting earth's face with desolating flail. And this, the mere beginning of their woe, Whose final fate a doom the damned bewail; While they that follow Christ, anon shall go To guide and save lost souls, groping in shades below. "Good fears not evil--grapples with it strong, Hell turns to heaven, the unclean purifies; For evil is but good, the right bent wrong. No weakling unto loftiest worlds can rise; 4020 No coward e'er hath scaled celestial skies; 'Tis strength that wins the goal of blessedness, 'Tis knowledge saves, 'tis wisdom glorifies; Intelligence alone can lift and bless The fallen, innocent till snared in sin's duress. "What matter, if my mortal race be run, Where earth enfolds me to her mother breast? While ye, my people--yonder setting sun Points out your path. For you, no peace, no rest, Till firm your weary feet upon the West, 4030 Where, moveless as yon snowy spine of hills, Befriended by the tempest, unopprest, And bounteous as the sun that sends the rills To bless the vales, God's first-born fold[17] His purpose fills. "Affliction here, but friendship there and peace; (More cruel Christian white than savage red), And in a day when warning tongues shall cease, And plain be seen what prophets all have said; When peace shall have no pillow for her head, Save lofty heights where loyal hosts abound; 4040 Brave sons of battling sires[18], who toiled and bled That this might evermore be freedom's ground, Shall give to you their strength God's Kingdom here to found.