Give Us Men
J.G. Holland
1819 to 1881
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God give us men; a time like this demands
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog,
Mingle in selfish strife—lo! Freedom weeps,
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands.
For while the rabble, with its thumb-worn creeds,
Its large professions, and its little deeds,
Men whom the lust of office cannot kill;
In public duty and in private thinking;
And brave his treacherous flatteries without winking;
Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps.
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who can stand before a demagogue,
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;