German Submarines Fire onOpen Boats
LORD GOD made the earth and its wonders,The sea and the land.The rain of delight and the thundersFall alike from His hand,To gladden His children,—and warn themWho will not understand.And the Lord God cried in His anger:“Who has poisoned My sea?Who has made it a desert of dangerFor My ships sailing free?I am God! and ye who have done itShall account unto Me.“I have planted the wasteland of waterFor My folk to find food;And ye sow it with whirlwind and slaughter,Ye Devil’s dark brood.So now shall ye reap in full measureThe harvest of blood.”
LORD GOD made the earth and its wonders,The sea and the land.The rain of delight and the thundersFall alike from His hand,To gladden His children,—and warn themWho will not understand.And the Lord God cried in His anger:“Who has poisoned My sea?Who has made it a desert of dangerFor My ships sailing free?I am God! and ye who have done itShall account unto Me.“I have planted the wasteland of waterFor My folk to find food;And ye sow it with whirlwind and slaughter,Ye Devil’s dark brood.So now shall ye reap in full measureThe harvest of blood.”
LORD GOD made the earth and its wonders,The sea and the land.The rain of delight and the thundersFall alike from His hand,To gladden His children,—and warn themWho will not understand.
LORD GOD made the earth and its wonders,
The sea and the land.
The rain of delight and the thunders
Fall alike from His hand,
To gladden His children,—and warn them
Who will not understand.
And the Lord God cried in His anger:“Who has poisoned My sea?Who has made it a desert of dangerFor My ships sailing free?I am God! and ye who have done itShall account unto Me.
And the Lord God cried in His anger:
“Who has poisoned My sea?
Who has made it a desert of danger
For My ships sailing free?
I am God! and ye who have done it
Shall account unto Me.
“I have planted the wasteland of waterFor My folk to find food;And ye sow it with whirlwind and slaughter,Ye Devil’s dark brood.So now shall ye reap in full measureThe harvest of blood.”
“I have planted the wasteland of water
For My folk to find food;
And ye sow it with whirlwind and slaughter,
Ye Devil’s dark brood.
So now shall ye reap in full measure
The harvest of blood.”
ALICE BROWN
Hill, N. H.
July18, 1918.