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Title: Dies Irae--Dies Pacis Author: John Oxenham [More Titles by Oxenham] (As earnestly as any I crave the victory of Right over this madness of Insensate Might against which we are contending. As certainly as any I would, if that were conceivably possible, have adequate punishment meted out to those who have brought this horror upon the world. But I see, as all save the utterly earth-blinded must see--that when the Day of Settlement comes, and we and our allies are in a position to impose terms, unless we go into the Council-Chamber with hearts set inflexibly on the Common Weal of the World--in a word, unless we invite Christ to a seat at the Board--the end may be even worse than the beginning;--this which we have hoped and prayed night be the final war may prove but the beginning of strifes incredible.) Only through Me! ... Love's Might, all might transcending, Only through Me can come the great awaking; Only through Me shall Victory be sounded; * * * * * Can we not rise to such great height of glory? [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |