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b"R Kipling read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nRecessional\\nby Rudyard Kipling (1865 \\u2013 1936)\\n\\nGod of our fathers, known of old \\u2013\\nLord of our far-flung battle-line \\u2013\\nBeneath whose awful Hand we hold\\nDominion over palm and pine \\u2013\\nLord God of Hosts, be with us yet,\\nLest we forget, lest we forget!\\n\\nThe tumult and the shouting dies \\u2013\\nThe captains and the kings depart \\u2013\\nStill stands Thine ancient sacrifice,\\nAn humble and a contrite heart.\\nLord God of Hosts, be with us yet,\\nLest we forget, lest we forget!\\n\\nFar-call'd our navies melt away \\u2013\\nOn dune and headland sinks the fire \\u2013\\nLo, all our pomp of yesterday\\nIs one with Nineveh and Tyre!\\nJudge of the Nations, spare us yet,\\nLest we forget, lest we forget!\\n\\nIf, drunk with sight of power, we loose\\nWild tongues that have not Thee in awe \\u2013\\nSuch boasting as the Gentiles use\\nOr lesser breeds without the Law \\u2013\\nLord God of Hosts, be with us yet,\\nLest we forget, lest we forget!\\n\\nFor heathen heart that puts her trust\\nIn reeking tube and iron shard \\u2013\\nAll valiant dust that builds on dust,\\nAnd guarding calls not Thee to guard \\u2013\\nFor frantic boast and foolish word,\\nThy Mercy on Thy People, Lord!\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 16 May 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009"