O waves that did divide! The time has come When water shall unite the sundered lands! Now over sea, under the sea and through, Shall fare the galleons of brotherhood, Bearing the freight of liberty and love From the great Nation, heir of men’s desire, To every corner of the peopled earth. THE UNION Lovely is this, the land of our abiding, From shore to shore across the leagues of freedom, From North to South in merciful abundance; Land of our heart, America! The little school, the farmstead, and the chapel, Type of the treasure that our fathers cherished, Followed the feet that tramped beyond the mountains, Making thy ways, America! Out of the East came men in mighty millions, Into the savage corners of the country, Scattering wide the seed of old tradition, Germ of thy power, America! From deep to deep, from gulf to frozen forest, The mountain and the plain have known their courage, The harbor and the town have seen their wisdom, Quickening thee, America! They chained the Titan, Steam, to be their servant; They made the thunderbolt to do their bidding, And gave thee Light to be thy living halo, Glorious one, America! The old world turned to thee in time of trouble, The people held their empty hands for succor; Thy bread and wine of love went forth to feed them, Strength of thy strength, America! Thy Liberty became the hope of nations; To Victory thy banner crossed the ocean, Borne by the gallant sons of Pilgrim honor, Shouting thy name—“_America!_” Yet are we humble, mindful of the fathers. Not unto us, but unto God the glory, Who gave them grace, and made us to inherit Their sacred trust,—America! DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. =The Riverside Press= CAMBRIDGE . MASSACHUSETTS U . S . A ----- Footnote 1: Copyright, 1920, by the Arthur P. Schmidt Company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES ● Typos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained. ● Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. ● Enclosed blackletter font in =equals=.