At the turn of the 19th century, when the forces of lawlessness were let loose in England, William Wordsworth paid tribute to John Milton by writing, “Milton! Thou shouldst be living at this hour: England, hath need of thee… Oh! raise us up, return to us again; and give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.”
Today this same call could well be sent to every citizen. “America hath need of thee.” The forces of lawlessness are loose in our land once again. Our need and hope is for people of virtue, reverence, honor, and reasonability to stand up and be counted. As never before, American hath need of thee.
America needs you bowed in reverence before God. The Bible warns that “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God” (Psalm 9:17). To forget God is to seal our own doom as a nation. America needs you standing courageously before evil. The sin of silence is all about us. This generation needs to remember that silence is often golden, but at times it may also be yellow and lacking courage. To stand neutral is to stand for nothing. We are told by the Bible, “Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might” (Ephesians 6:10).
The hope of America is in the great uncommitted majority. If you are a part of it, remember, “America hath need of thee.”