Poems (Eddy)/The United States to Great Britain

by Mary Baker Eddy

THE UNITED STATES TO GREAT BRITAIN

AIL, brother! fling thy banner To the billows and the breeze; We proffer thee warm welcome  With our hand, though not our knees.

Lord of the main and manor!  Thy palm, in ancient day, Didst rock the country's cradle  That wakes thy laureate's lay.

The hoar fight is forgotten;  Our eagle, like the dove, Returns to bless a bridal  Betokened from above.

List, brother! angels whisper  To Judah's sceptered race,—"Thou of the self-same spirit,  Allied by nations' grace,

"Wouldst cheer the hosts of heaven;  For Anglo-Israel, lo! Is marching under orders;  His hand averts the blow."

Brave Britain, blest America!  Unite your battle-plan; Victorious, all who live it,— The love for God and man.

Boston Herald, Sunday, May 15, 1898.