God of our fathers, known of Old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-lines
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine-
Lord God of host, be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!
The tumults and the shouting dies;
The captains and the Kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Host, be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!
Far-called our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!
If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boastings as the gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law-
Lord God of Host, be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and Iron shard,
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,
For frantic boast and foolish word-
Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!
About Me
- Poet Ntwadumela
- Ntwadumela (In-twy-do-may-la) means, “He Who Greets With Fire. With the various biblical examples of God in the Old and New Testaments manifesting his presence as fire, poet Ntwadumela simply means the poet who greets with the presence of God. As a Christian poet I am striving to express God to people, people to God, and our view of God to each other. It is my belief that the enemy of all souls has organized and specific strategies for deceiving and destroying humans. A high priority in these strategies is the dividing of us from each other, the fostering of hate in the world and the belief that if you and I don't agree that somehow means I don't have to love you. It is my desire to to shed light on these strategies and help us all to know God the more.
This poem is a cautionary poem for all time. It warns of pride, not only of nations, but of believers who think to do God's will without a relationship with, and reverance for that same God.
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