Poems (Jordan)/The Nation's Plea

by Rebecca Queen Jordan

THE NATION'S PLEA

We want a man who trusts in God;
 A man whom God may, likewise, trust;
Let Right be the divining rod
 Which finds for us one boldly just!

Unholden of a party name;
 Unfettered by a selfish claim,—
Let Principle the victor be,
 So shall our land be truly free!