<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=519285" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Vigil</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">England! where the sacred flame<br>Burns before the inmost shrine,<br>Where the lips that love thy name<br>Consecrate their hopes and thine,<br>Where the banners of thy dead<br>Weave their shadows overhead,<br>Watch beside thine arms to-night,<br>Pray that God defend the Right.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Think that when to-morrow comes<br>War shall claim command of all,<br>Thou must hear the roll of drums,<br>Thou must hear the trumpet's call.<br>Now, before thy silence ruth,<br>Commune with the voice of truth;<br>England! on thy knees to-night<br>Pray that God defend the Right.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Single-hearted, unafraid,<br>Hither all thy heroes came,<br>On this altar's steps were laid<br>Gordon's life and Outram's fame.<br>England! if thy will be yet<br>By their great example set,<br>Here beside thine arms to-night<br>Pray that God defend the Right.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So shalt thou when morning comes<br>Rise to conquer or to fall,<br>Joyful hear the rolling drums,<br>Joyful tear the trumpets call,<br>Then let Memory tell thy heart:<br>'England! what thou wert, thou art!'<br>Gird thee with thine ancient might,<br>Forth! and God defend the Right!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sir+Henry+Newbolt">Sir Henry Newbolt</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=519285" data-title="The Vigil de Sir Henry Newbolt" data-description="England! where the sacred flame Burns before the inmost shrine, Where the lips that love thy name Consecrate their hopes and thine, Where the banners of thy dead Weave their shadows overhead, Watch beside thine arms to-night, Pray that God defend ..."></div> </div> </div>

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