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After all,
One country, brethren! We must rise or fall
With the Supreme Republic. We must be
The makers of her immortality —
Her freedom, fame,
Her glory, or her shame;
Liegemen to God and fathers of the free!
After all—
Hark! from the heights the clear, strong, clarion call
And the command imperious: “Stand forth,
Sons of the South and brothers of the North!
Stand forth and be
As one on soil and sea —
Your country’s honor more than empire’s worth!”
After all,
’Tis Freedom wears the loveliest coronal;
Her brow is to the morning; in the sod
She breathes the breath of patriots; every clod
Answers her call
And rises like a wall
Against the foes of liberty and God !
( Frank Lebby Stanton )
Frank Lebby Stanton (1857-1927) has lived all of his life in the South.He has been for many years on the staff of writers for the Atlanta Constitution,one of the great newspapers of the South. His writings are full of patriotic expressions that show his love for his country.
immortality : never dying
empire : the whole country
Answer the following questions.
1) Who is this poem addressed to?
2) What kinds of deeds make the glory of a country?
3) How can many people be as one in the performance of an act?
4) How were the north and south to be as one?
5) What is worth more than the empire?