Poems (Geisse)/Courage
For works with similar titles, see Courage.
COURAGE.
Courage, O thou inspirer of the Race!
Where is the enemy thou canst not face?
What noble spirits hast thy power sustained;
What battles thou hast fought, what victories gained!
No man can count the wonders thou hast wrought,
Thy mighty conquests in the realms of thought;
In peace, in war, in science, and in art,
Sublimely, nobly, hast thou played thy part,
Calm and undaunted in the midst of foes,
Ready to meet the keenest of earth's woes.
Where is the enemy thou canst not face?
What noble spirits hast thy power sustained;
What battles thou hast fought, what victories gained!
No man can count the wonders thou hast wrought,
Thy mighty conquests in the realms of thought;
In peace, in war, in science, and in art,
Sublimely, nobly, hast thou played thy part,
Calm and undaunted in the midst of foes,
Ready to meet the keenest of earth's woes.