ONE song, America, before I go, br I'd sing, o'er all the rest, with trumpet sound, br For thee--the Future. br br I'd sow a seed for thee of endless Nationality; br I'd fashion thy Ensemble, including Body and Soul; br I'd show, away ahead, thy real Union, and how it may be accomplish'd. br br (The paths to the House I seek to make, br But leave to those to come, the House itself.) br br Belief I sing--and Preparation; br As Life and Nature are not great with reference to the Present br only, 10 br But greater still from what is yet to come, br Out of that formula for Thee I sing.