. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . e the priceless debt,Theirs are the hands that did preserve the State,—The soldier citizens of America! O never shall the State forgetThe heroes of her trial hour That sprang to arms, nor counted life their held their dearest sacrifice too dearBeside the nations peril;When He that sitteth in the heavens spakeAnd summoned forth his servants, and they cameOrdained of Him and by his Spirit dowered,—His messengers of justice. O never shall the State forgetHer soldiers and their famous chiefs!The man whose brows the martyrs glory li
. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . e the priceless debt,Theirs are the hands that did preserve the State,—The soldier citizens of America! O never shall the State forgetThe heroes of her trial hour That sprang to arms, nor counted life their held their dearest sacrifice too dearBeside the nations peril;When He that sitteth in the heavens spakeAnd summoned forth his servants, and they cameOrdained of Him and by his Spirit dowered,—His messengers of justice. O never shall the State forgetHer soldiers and their famous chiefs!The man whose brows the martyrs glory lights,Who with sublime divining led The way of Gods decrees,—That stern and gentle, strong and patient soul,Th incarnate conscience of the peoples life:And he, the captain of the strife,Who struck no blow for selfish fame,And only saw in war the path to peace;Who in the grasp of DeathFound his true triumph and immortal joyAs North and South in him were reconciled,—The greatest soldier of America,— The Conqueror of Peace! Charles Goodrich Whiting. Co
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