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Show "Among the Powers of Earth"/ page 2 The deserts, clasping their secrets, the torn valleys, Pacific waters crashing an unknown shore Three thousand miles, unmeasured, and the forests beckoning. How shall the land and the people be governed? Searching for compact and commandment, How shall they be joined, the tablets of law, How shall liberty be enlarged and limited? How tall shall a man appear What shall be the strength of his enclosure? Wind at the window Rain at the door And a document on the table. There was searching in the elements Of fallen cities and the lost nations, Mentioning the stone commandments of Sinai, Law among the Medes and Persians, The City States, sea islands, and Rome. Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights, Privileges of Englishmen - And strange how the shadowed, past The urgent present and a future destiny Should all meet in Philadelphia on an autumn day. How strong can we build an edifice What timbers of design What shall we use for foundation Where shall the towers be? - continued on page 5 |