World War 2
The hour draws near – –
The dreaded zero hour
When an Armada sails – –
Greatest of the great,
To vent its power
To seal the conqueror’s fate.
(Hitler)
And Big Ben’s bells will sadly chime
At history’s most momentous time
When mothers’ sons in combat lock
Far from the chiming of the clock,
Inanimate, it cannot feel
While they O God! in death alone shall deal
And then, aye then, by day and night
Doing their duty in their flight,
Our force will meet the demons of the sky
Life will be cheap! They will do or die.