H tFgD

(ikspCians)

tFgD! tFgD! bxniN brFt

in H forists v H nFt,

wot imPtal hAnd P F

kUd frEm HF fCfUl simatri?

in wot distant dIps P skFz

bxnt H fFD v HFn Fz?

on wot wiNz dX hI aspFD?

wot H hAnd dX sIz H fFD?

n wot SOldD, n wot Rt,

kUd twist H sFnVz v HF hRt?

n wen HF hRt bigAn t bIt,

wot dred hAnd, wot dred fIt?

wot H hAmD? wot H cEn?

in wot fxnis woz HF brEn?

wot H Anval? wot dred grysp

dX its dedli terDz klysp?

wen H stRz TrM dQn HX spCz,

n wYtDd hevan wiH HX tCz,

did hI smFl hiz wxk t sI?

did hI hM mEd H lAm mEk HI?

tFgD! tFgD! bxniN brFt

in H forists v H nFt,

wot imPtal hAnd P F

kUd frEm HF fCfUl simatri?

H lAm

(inasans)

lital lAm, hM mEd HI?

dost HQ nO hM mEd HI?

gEv HI lFf, n bid HI fId,

bF H strIm n O'D H mId?

gEv HI klOHiN v dilFt,

softist klOHiN, wUli, brFt?

gEv HI suc a tendD vqs,

mEkiN Yl H vElz riJqs?

lital lAm, hM mEd HI?

dost HQ nO hM mEd HI?

lital lAm, F'l tel HI,

lital lAm, F'l tel HI:

hI iz kYld bF HF nEm,

fP hI kYlz himself a lAm.

hI iz mIk, n hI iz mFld;

hI bikEm a lital cFld.

F a cFld, n HQ a lAm,

wI R kYld bF hiz nEm.

lital lAm, god bles HI!

lital lAm, god bles HI!

Gwiliam GblEk