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Australia Infelix - ZaunköniG - 05.05.2012 Australia Infelix HOW long, O Lord, shall this, my country, be A nation of the dead? How long shall they Who seek their own and live but for the day, My country hinder from her destiny? Around me, Lord, I seem again to see That ancient valley where the dry bones lay, And 'tis in vain that long I wait and pray To see them rise to men resolved and free. Yet sure, O Lord, upon this land of death At last Thy Spirit will descend with power; And Thou wilt kindle patriots with Thy breath, Who, venturing all to win their country's good, Shall toil and suffer for the sacred hour That brings the fulness of her nationhood. |