Fresh from his fastnesses br Wholesome and spacious, br The North Wind, the mad huntsman, br Halloas on his white hounds br Over the grey, roaring br Reaches and ridges, br The forest of ocean, br The chace of the world. br Hark to the peal br Of the pack in full cry, br As he thongs them before him, br Swarming voluminous, br Weltering, wide-wallowing, br Till in a ruining br Chaos of energy, br Hurled on their quarry, br They crash into foam! br br Old Indefatigable, br Time's right-hand man, the sea br Laughs as in joy br From his millions of wrinkles: br Laughs that his destiny, br Great with the greatness br Of triumphing order, br Shows as a dwarf br By the strength of his heart br And the might of his hands. br br Master of masters, br O maker of heroes, br Thunder the brave, br Irresistible message:- br 'Life is worth Living br Through every grain of it, br From the foundations br To the last edge br Of the cornerstone, death.