Stedman and Hutchinson, comps. A Library of American Literature:
An Anthology in Eleven Volumes. 1891.
Vols. IX–XI: Literature of the Republic, Part IV., 1861–1889
The City of God
By Samuel Johnson (18221882)[Born in Salem, Mass., 1822. Died at North Andover, Mass., 1882. Hymns of the Spirit. 1864.]
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Outspread thy walls sublime!
The true thy chartered freemen are,
Of every age and clime.
One steadfast high intent,
One working band, one harvest-song,
One King Omnipotent.
From man’s primeval youth;
How grandly hath thine empire grown
Of Freedom, Love, and Truth!
With never fainting ray!
How rise thy towers, serene and bright,
To meet the dawning day!
In vain the drifting sands;
Unharmed, upon the Eternal Rock,
The Eternal City stands.