The white church spires of New England
Have a message of their own, To all New Englanders everywhere,
Here is your spiritual home.
Come look on us, ye wanderers.
Do not view us from afar
To admire our charming beauty,
Pointing heavenward as we are.
Renew the spirit of your forefathers
Who devoutly worship God,
The faith you have inherited Wherever you have trod!
Yes, we have a message,
And all the world falls heir. Man’s soul will not perish
With church spires everywhere.
—Franklin Norwood Rogers