| George Herbert Clarke, ed. (1873–1953). A Treasury of War Poetry. 1917. |
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| 9. At St. Paul’s: April 20, 1917 |
| | | By Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley |
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| NOT since Wren’s Dome has whispered with man’s prayer | |
| Have angels leaned to wonder out of Heaven | |
| At such uprush of intercession given, | |
| Here where to-day one soul two nations share, | |
| And with accord send up thro’ trembling air | 5 |
| Their vows to strive as Honour ne’er has striven | |
| Till back to hell the Lords of hell are driven, | |
| And Life and Peace again shall flourish fair. | |
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| This is the day of conscience high-enthroned, | |
| The day when East is West and West is East | 10 |
| To strike for human Love and Freedom’s word | |
| Against foul wrong that cannot be atoned; | |
| To-day is hope of brotherhood’s bond increased, | |
| And Christ, not Odin, is acclaimed the Lord. | |
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