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Source: Cameron County Press Source type: newspaper Document type: poem Document title: “‘It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done’” Author(s): Coffin, John P. City of publication: Emporium, Pennsylvania Date of publication: 19 September 1901 Volume number: 36 Issue number: 30 Pagination: 1 |
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| Coffin, John P. “‘It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.’” Cameron County Press 19 Sept. 1901 v36n30: p. 1. |
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| McKinley assassination (poetry); William McKinley (death: poetry). |
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| James A. Garfield; William McKinley [in notes]. |
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Line breaks, line indentations, and (by best guess) punctuation have
been adjusted below in order to account for what appear to be errors and/or
poor print quality in the original document.
“The following lines, written by John P. Coffin, were suggested by the last words of President McKinley. . .” (p. 1). |
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“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done”
“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: To send across the trackless deep,
The unexplored, wild waters of the sea
And plant a nation which should stand
For Human Liberty.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: To give his children strength and faith
To brave the terrors of an unknown land,
That with clear conscience they might worship Him,
A faithful band.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: To bring oppression’s heavy hand
To uphold the cause of freedom from the King.
And to the Lord alone, their life, their love,
Their tribute bring.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: To form a Nation from the States,
A Nation which shall stand before the world
To uphold the cause of freedom where’er
Its Flag’s unfurled.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: Through bloody fratricidal strife,
To free our Nation from its horde of slaves
And bind in closer union o’er two million
Brothers’ graves.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: That he who held the helm of State,
When loudly roared the storm of civil strife,
Should by assassin be laid low in
Very flush of life.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: When bitter party strife came up,
And rancor swelled in billows wild and high,
He called a halt, through Garfield’s death, and
Passed the quarrel by.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: That despot nation should force war,
To bring together those who fought before,
While heart with heart, and hand in hand, they
Both the same flag bore.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: That when peace reigned and war had ceased
That anarchy’s uplifted hand should fall
On him the people loved, and seemed to need,
The most of all.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: Twas thus he brought the Nation back,
In hour of anguish, when the tears would flow.
They prayed to Him, “If ’tis thy will, Oh, God,
Avert the blow.”“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: His servant’s work on earth was done,
And now, triumphant, he could conquer death,
And fill the world with thoughts of God with his
Last dying breath.“It Is God’s Way; His Will, Not Ours, Be Done.”
God’s Way: We cannot always read aright,
But still we know His way alone is best,
And those who love, and trust in Him,
Forever will be blest.