Song: God, Give Us Men!<br />Lyrics: Josiah Gilbert Holland<br />Music: AI<br />Poem Link: https://allpoetry.com/God,-Give-Us-Men!<br /><br />[Verse1]<br />GOD, give us men!<br />Men whom the lust of office does not kill;<br />Men whom the spoils of office can not buy;<br />Men who possess opinions and a will;<br />Men who have honor; men who will not lie.<br />[Chorus]<br />GOD, give us men!<br />A time like this demands,<br />Strong minds, great hearts,<br />True faith and ready hands.<br />GOD, give us men!<br />[Verse2}<br />GOD, give us men!<br />Men who can stand before a demagogue,<br />And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!<br />Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog,<br />In public duty, and in private thinking.<br />[Chorus]<br />GOD, give us men!<br />A time like this demands,<br />Strong minds, great hearts,<br />True faith and ready hands.<br />GOD, give us men!<br />[Verse3]<br />GOD, give us men!<br />For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds,<br />Their large professions and their little deeds,<br />Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps,<br />Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps.<br />[Chorus]<br />GOD, give us men!<br />A time like this demands,<br />Strong minds, great hearts,<br />True faith and ready hands.<br />GOD, give us men!<br />GOD, give us men!<br />A time like this demands,<br />Strong minds, great hearts,<br />True faith and ready hands.<br />GOD, give us men!
