| George Herbert Clarke, ed. (1873–1953). A Treasury of War Poetry. 1917. |
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| 35. Australia to England |
| | | By Archibald T. Strong |
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| BY all the deeds to Thy dear glory done, | |
| By all the life blood spilt to serve Thy need, | |
| By all the fettered lives Thy touch hath freed, | |
| By all Thy dream in us anew begun; | |
| By all the guerdon English sire to son | 5 |
| Hath given of highest vision, kingliest deed, | |
| By all Thine agony, of God decreed | |
| For trial and strength, our fate with Thine is one. | |
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| Still dwells Thy spirit in our hearts and lips, | |
| Honour and life we hold from none but Thee, | 10 |
| And if we live Thy pensioners no more | |
| But seek a nation’s might of men and ships, | |
| ’T is but that when the world is black with war | |
Thy sons may stand beside Thee strong and free.
August, 1914 | |
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