1 – The Savage.
YE spirits, hovering near the skies,
Or walking awful in the night;
O make our old men good and wise,
Our young men valiant for the fight;
Direct the spear, and bend the bow
To speed the arrow’s deadly flight,
Strike with dismay the stealthy foe,
That fires of joy our gins may light.
We worship you in victory’s hour,
And so proclaim our “God is Power.”
2 – The Philosopher
Mysterious energy, primeval source
Of universal and continuous birth,
Guiding the golden planets in their course,
Filling the generous bosom of the earth;
Creator of the daisy and the star,
Giver of all intelligence and mind,
Author of all the miracles that are
A daily spring of blessing to mankind.
We learn from all in earth and skies
The Power that men call “God is wise.”
3 – The Buddhist.
Mighty Budda, ‘throned on high,
Of all creation is the breath;
Maker of giant and of fly,
He is the lord of life and death;
The poor, the weary, and the weak,
Are all in his compassion blest,
By deeds of charity we seek
The Nirvana of our rest.
When war and weariness shall cease,
And all confess that “God is Peace.”
4 – The Mahomedan.
Beneath the Crescent flag we fight
For Mahomet, the strong and brave,
Ready to arm us with his might,
Or lead us to a holy grave.
He guides the deadly arrow’s flight,
When for the faithless bosom bound,
He leads the pilgrim’s steps aright,
When turned to Mecca’s sacred ground.
And prompts the Muezzin’s daily call,
“Allah! el Allah! God is all.”
5 – The Jew
For our first father’s sin we pray
To an offended Deity,
Yet Moses’ law we still obey,
And bow before His majesty;
Hated and scorned in every land,
Still to our father’s faith we cling,
Submit to His almighty hand,
And hope for a triumphant King,
To arm our legions for the fight,
And teach the world that “God is Light.”
6 – The Christian
The love of God has been made manifest
In Christ, the great Redeemer of mankind,
And in His Truth rejoicing, we are blest,
Our great Exemplar in His life we find;
He sought the sinner and He seeks him now,
He healed the suff’rer, and He heals him still,
The crown of victory is on His brow,
In that He came to do His Father’s Will:
That Will is peace and pardon from above,
To all who realise that “God is Love.”
7 – All Mankind.
We all are wonderfully made,
Endowed with every needful sense,
Our earthly pilgrimage to aid,
And gifted with intelligence;
But higher yet our souls can rise
Above all mortal thoughts and things,
When opening our spirit eyes,
We glorify the King of kings:
When all His works are understood,
And all proclaim that “God is Good.”
(Emily Mary Barton)
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