GOD SEND US MEN

God send us men whose aim 'twill be
Not to defend some worn-out creed,
But to live out the law of Christ,
In every thought and word and deed.

God send us men alert and quick,
His lofty precepts to translate
Until the laws of Christ become
The laws and habits of the state .

God send us men, God send us men!
Patient, courageous, strong and true ;
With vision clear and mind equipped
His will to learn, His work to do.

God send us men with hearts ablaze,
All truth to love, all wrong to hate ;
These are the patriots nations need,
These are the bulwarks of the state.

-Old Hymn