An Endless Line of Splendor

Vachel Lindsay, 1913 Henry Thomas Smart, 1836

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1. An end - less line of splen-dor, These troops with Heav’n for home, With
2. On - ward the line adv - anc - es, Shak - ing the hills with pow - er,

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creeds they go from Scot - land, With in - cense go from Rome. These,
Slay - ing the hid - den de - mons, The li - ons that de - vour.

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Christ out - live Mo - ham - med? Will Ka - li’s al - tar go? This
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in the Name of Je - sus, A - gainst the dark gods stand, They
No blood - shed in the wrest - ling— But souls new born a - rise—

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is our faith tre - men - dous— Our wild hope, who shall scorn— That

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gird the earth with val - or, They heed their King’s com - mand.
The na - tions growing kind-er, The child - hearts grow - ing wise.

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in the Name of Je - sus The world shall be re - born!
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