<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="" class="head">The Soul of Rouget De Lisle</h1><p class="line">[Verses founded on an early incident of the War]</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line">THEIR arms shall conquer--to victory led</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">By a voice like a trumpet's peal;</p><p class="line">For a great Ghost marches at their head--</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">The Soul of Rouget de Lisle.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">He gave them the Song that cannot die</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Till the world's heart cease to feel;</p><p class="line">And they go into battle captain'd by</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">The Soul of Rouget de Lisle.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Not for the first time--not for the last--</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Does an enemy waver and reel</p><p class="line">Before the eternal clarion blast</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">From the Soul of Rouget de Lisle.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">For this is the Song shall break the power</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">That bids men grovel and kneel--</p><p class="line">The Song that was born of a mighty hour</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">In the Soul of Rouget de Lisle.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">And its music fires the booming gun</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">And edges the gleaming steel,</p><p class="line">For the Soul of France herself is one</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">With the Soul of Rouget de Lisle.</p></div></body></html> · Great War