our best portion and richest heritage we cannot lose.
whatever troubles come, let us play the man; let us show that we are not such little children as to be cast down by what may happen in this poor fleeting state of time.
our country is Immanuel's land,
our hope is above the sky,
and therefore, calm as the summer's ocean;
we will see the wreck of everything earthborn,
and yet rejoice in the God of our salvation.
- c.h. spurgeon
