| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 419. The City of God |
| | | By Samuel Johnson |
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| CITY of God, how broad and far | |
| Outspread thy walls sublime! | |
| The true thy chartered freemen are, | |
| Of every age and clime. | |
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| One holy Church, one army strong, | 5 |
| One steadfast high intent, | |
| One working band, one harvest-song, | |
| One King Omnipotent. | |
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| How purely hath thy speech come down | |
| From man’s primeval youth; | 10 |
| How grandly hath thine empire grown | |
| Of Freedom, Love, and Truth! | |
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| How gleam thy watchfires through the night, | |
| With never fainting ray; | |
| How rise thy towers, serene and bright, | 15 |
| To meet the dawning day! | |
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| In vain the surge’s angry shock, | |
| In vain the drifting sands; | |
| Unharmed, upon the Eternal Rock, | |
| The Eternal City stands. | 20 |
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