Tribute to the Founders

Give us the work and strength to get it done
So rang the burden of the decision,
We must and we will, every woman and man,
This was their prophecy, this their vision.


Then face this task, 'tis time for actual deeds,
We've logs to get, and brick and sullen lime,
And rocks to cut from yonder firm red cliffs,
And roads to build, and many hills to climb.


So break the earth and raise the towering walls,
This our privilege - this our blessed task,
To build for those ahead, those yet to come,
This be our answer when the future asks!


With a stubborn trust, and unflinching faith,
They toiled and the labored from dawn to dark,
In the barren fields and the frozen hills,
By dint of hand labor they left their mark.


Till, from a thousand dreams they had built this one,
And taught it as a part of the way to live,
Not what I will get back from this life,
But only how much can I give?

-Fae Decker Dix

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