Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
A Simple Song for AmericaKarle Wilson Baker
1917
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Lay us thy spirit bare:
Give us in thee our part,
O Mother young and fair!
Thy children are so small,
We cannot guess thy state
Nor compass thee at all.
To forge, from these few years,
What soberer peoples make
From centuries of tears:
Glittering forth at need!
We can but pray the Lord
Who knows nor church nor creed,
The Truth that maketh free:
Give us great hearts to love
A great land worthily!