CITY of God, how broad and far <br />Outspread thy walls sublime! <br />The true thy chartered freemen are, <br />Of every age and clime. <br /> <br />One holy Church, one army strong, <br />One steadfast high intent, <br />One working band, one harvest-song, <br />One King Omnipotent. <br /> <br />How purely hath thy speech come down <br />From man’s primeval youth; <br />How grandly hath thine empire grown <br />Of Freedom, Love, and Truth! <br /> <br />How gleam thy watchfires through the night, <br />With never fainting ray; <br />How rise thy towers, serene and bright, <br />To meet the dawning day! <br /> <br />In vain the surge’s angry shock, <br />In vain the drifting sands; <br />Unharmed, upon the Eternal Rock, <br />The Eternal City stands.<br /><br />Samuel Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-city-of-god-2/
