God, Give Us Men (poem into song ) lyrics by: Josiah Gilbert Holland

Song: God, Give Us Men!
Lyrics: Josiah Gilbert Holland
Music: AI
Poem Link: https://allpoetry.com/God,-Give-Us-Men!

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