SI fe>ong none but tbe l^ebeemeO
can fino;*

E came not in with broad
Full canvajs jwelling to a Jleady
breeze,

With pennons flying fair, with
coffers Jlored ;

For long againjl the wind, ’mid heavy feas,

With cordage Jlrained and Jplintered majls we
drave,

And o*er our decks had dajhed the bitter wave,
And lightening oft our lading, life to fave,

Our cojtly ventures to the Deep were given :









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Yea, Jome of us were caught and homewards
drivcn

U pon the jlorm-wind’ $ wings ; and Jome rock-riven
Among the treacherous reefs at anchor flung,

Felt the good Jhip break under them, and dung
Stili to Jome plank or fragment of its frame
Amid the roaring breakers — yet, we came !

We came not in with proud,

Firm, martial footjlep, in a meajured tread,

Slow pacing to the crajh of mujic loud ;

No gorgeous trophies went before ; no crowd
Of captives followed us with drooping head ;

No Jhining laurei Jceptred us, nor crowned,

Nor with its leaf our glittering lances bound ;

‘ This looks not like a Triumph,’ then, they Jaid ;
With faces darkened in the battle flame,

With banners faded from their early pride,
Through wind and Jun and Jhowers of bleaching
rain,

Yet red in ali our garments, doubly dyed,

With many a wound upon us, many a Jlain,

We came with Jteps that faltered — yet, we came !

Through water and through fire
We came to Thee, and not through theje alone ;
We came to Thee by blood ! Thou didjl require
One only Sacrifice, and like Thine Own.
