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In
Sun and Shade: A Book of Verse
by
Frederick George Scott
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THE
CROWN OF EMPIRE
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O England
of our Fathers and England of our Sons,
Along the dark horizon line the day-dawn glory runs,
For Empire has been ours of old and Empire ours
shall be—
His grip is on the world to-day whose grip is on
the sea.
O England of our Fathers and England of our Sons,
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Above
the roar of battling hosts, the thunder of the guns,
A Mother’s voice was calling us, we heard
it oversea,
The blood which thou didst give us is the blood
we spill for thee.
O England of our Fathers and England of our Sons,
Along the dark horizon line the day-dawn glory
runs,
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For
golden Peace is drawing near, her paths are on the
sea,—
He grips the hearts of all mankind who stands for
liberty.
St. Jans Capelle, 1915.
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