IN the day of battle, <br />In the night of dread, <br />Let one hymn be lifted, <br />Let one prayer be said. <br />Not for pride of conquest, <br />Not for vengeance wrought, <br />Nor for peace and safety <br />With dishonor bought! <br />Praise for faith in freedom, <br />Our fighting fathers' stay, <br />Born of dreams and daring, <br />Bred above dismay. <br />Prayer for cloudless vision, <br />And the valiant hand, <br />That the right may triumph <br />To the last demand.<br /><br />Bliss William Carman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-day-of-battle/
