Non nobis Domine!,
Not unto us, O Lord!
The Praise or Glory be
Of any deed or word;
For in Thy Judgment lies
To crown or bring to nought
All knowledge or device
That Man has reached or wrought.
And we confess our blame,
How all too high we hold
That noise which men call Fame,
That dross which men call Gold.
For these we undergo
Our hot and godless days,
But in our hearts we know
Not unto us the Praise.
O Power by Whom we live,
Creator, Judge, and Friend,
Upholdingly forgive
Nor fail us at the end:
But grant us well to see
In all our piteous ways,
Non nobis Domine!,
Not unto us the Praise!
Non Nobis Domine!
Rudyard Kipling
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Martin Brocklesby : Kipling’s fine poem brought back fond memories of Thornes House Grammar School, Wakefield in the 1960s. I was a member of the school choir and the Thornesian Guild of Singers and sang this under the direction of Margaret Markland.
Lynne Allison Hubbard: It was our school song when I was a pupil at Downham Grammar School 1966-1973 so brought back many memories. I was singing it to myself as I read through it but hadn't realised or had forgotten that it was actually written by Kipling.
Lynne Allison Hubbard: It was our school song when I was a pupil at Downham Market Grammar School so brings back many memories. I was singing it as I read through it but hadn't realised or had forgotten that Kipling wrote it.
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