Immortal, young, and crowned with victory,
From life's long battle you have found release.
And He who died for all on Calvary
Has welcomed you, brave soldiers of the cross,
Into eternal Peace.
VII
Come, let us gird our loins and lift our load,Companions who are left on life's rough road,And bravely take the way that we must treadTo keep true faith with our beloved dead.To conquer war they dared their lives to give,To safeguard peace our hearts must learn to live.Help us, dear God, our forward faith to hold!We want a better world than that of old.Lead us on paths of high endeavor,Toiling upward, climbing ever,Ready to suffer for the right,Until at last we gain a loftier height,More worthy to beholdOur guiding stars, our hero-stars of gold.
Ode for the Memorial Service,Princeton University, December 15, 1918.