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love of justice and for love of truth—

Aye, 't was for these, for these he put aside

Place and preferment, fortune and the pride

Of fair renown; the friends he prized, in sooth,

All the rewards of an illustrious youth,

And set his strength against a swollen tide,

And gave his spirit to be crucified—

For love of justice and for love of truth.

Keeper of the abiding scroll of fame,

Lo! we intrust to thee a hero's name!

Life, like a restless river, hurrying by,

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