124. “Qui Transtulit Sustinet.”
by L. L. Weld.
(The motto upon the Coat of Arms of the State of Connecticut.) Dedicated to the Connecticut Volunteers. “Qui transtulit sustinet!” motto of light!‘Neath the folds of that banner we strike for the right;
Connecticut's watchword o'er hill and o'er plain,
“The Hand that transplanted, that Hand will sustain.”
“Qui transtulit sustinet!” On the broad fold
Of Connecticut's banner this motto's enrolled,
And flashed to the sunlight on morning's bright wings,
A promise of glory and honor it brings!
The promise of One who ne'er promised in vain,
“The Hand that transplanted, that Hand will sustain.”
Aye! and surely it has well sustained us thus far,
In Peace and in Plenty, in Want and in War.
When the foe has attacked us in battle array,
Then Connecticut's sons have stood first in the fray;
And faith in that watchword inspires us again,
For “He who transplanted, will ever sustain.”
And now, in the darkness of Treason's black night,
'Neath the folds of that banner we strike for the right!
For the Bight! 'tis our country were marching to save,--
The dear Flag of the Union in triumph stall wave!
Faith swells in each heart; Hope fires every vein!
“And Thou who transplanted, oh! always sustain!”
--Hartford (Conn.) Homestead, April 18.
