Upton Sinclair, ed. (1878–1968).
The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest. 1915. | | | | A Hymn |
By Gilbert K. Chesterton |
(English essayist and poet, 1874–1936) |
| | | O GOD of earth and altar | |
| Bow down and hear our cry, | |
| Our earthly rulers falter, | |
| Our people drift and die; | |
| The walls of gold entomb us, | 5 |
| The swords of scorn divide, | |
| Take not Thy thunder from us, | |
| But take away our pride. | |
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| From all that terror teaches, | |
| From lies of tongue and pen, | 10 |
| From all the easy speeches | |
| That comfort cruel men, | |
| From sale and profanation | |
| Of honor and the sword, | |
| From sleep and from damnation, | 15 |
| Deliver us, good Lord. | |
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| Tie in a living tether | |
| The priest and prince and thrall, | |
| Bind all our lives together, | |
| Smite us and save us all; | 20 |
| In ire and exultation | |
| Aflame with faith, and free, | |
| Lift up a living nation, | |
| A single sword to Thee. | | | | |
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