Sunday, February 1, 2015

A Song For The Boer



A song for the Boer, whose simple heart
     Beats warm for its native land;
A song for the Boer whose martyred gore
     Stains proud Victoria’s land.

A song for the Boer who steals at night
     Back home to his babe and wife;
Who prays to God for his weeping sod,
     Then back to the morning’s strife.

A song for the Boer, who prays and fights,
     A plea for his threatened land;
O God of Mars, uphold his cause,
     And stay the murderer’s hand!


Feb. 1, 1900 


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