Wake in our breast the living fires, The holy faith that warmed our sires Thy hand hath made our nation free To die for her is serving Thee. (Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.)

Wake in our breast the living fires, The holy faith that warmed our sires Thy hand hath made our nation free To die for her is serving Thee.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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