“WAKE UP, ENGLAND!”[A]

Thou careless, awake! Thou peacemaker, fight! Stand England for honour And God guard the Right! Thy mirth lay aside, Thy cavil and play; The fiend is upon thee And grave is the day. * * * Through fire, air and water Thy trial must be; But they that love life best Die gladly for thee. * * * Much suffering shall cleanse thee But thou through the flood Shalt win to salvation, To beauty through blood. Up, careless, awake! Ye peacemakers, fight! Stand England for honour, And God guard the Right!