I'll Fight!
From Sawiki
In breathless silence they waited-all
The people who crowded the great domed hall;
Our Founder oft had been there before,
They had heard his messages o'er and o'er.
But somehow he looked more frail that night,
As he came into view in the brilliant light:
His strength was ebbing, his eyes were dim,
But strong and brave was the heart in him.
The soldier's spirit, the prophet's fire
Burst forth in his lifelong heart's desire;
A fiery passion for souls was there,
Which seemed to electrify the air;
And, baring his heart to all the world,
He stood with the Blood-and-Fire unfurled -
And sent this challenge to foe and friend:
'I'll fight - I'll fight to the very end!'
`While children suffer and cry for bread,
I'll fight till they're warmed and clothed and fed;
While stricken women in sorrow weep,
While lost girls wander in anguish deep,
While men in a prison dark are bound,
While there is a drunkard to be found,
While one dark soul is without the light,
To the very end I'll fight-I'll fight!'
His voice re-echoes through years gone past,
This stirring message that was his last.
We flash our answer in quick reply -
We'll raise the banner he held so high;
We'll fight on the field where our Founder fell,The Songs the Founder Loved
For the Lord Jehovah he served so well,
And say as our life's full strength we spend:
'I'll fight-I'll fight to the very end!'
Irena Arnold
