For the finer spirits of (the world) there are two dwelling places: our earthly fatherland, and that other City of God.
Of the one we are the guests, of the other the builders.
To the one let us give our lives and our faithful hearts; but neither family, friend, nor fatherland has power over the spirit.
The spirit is the light.
It is our duty to lift it above tempests, and thrust aside the clouds which threaten to obscure it,
To build higher and stronger, dominating the injustice and hatred of nations, the walls of that city wherein the souls of the whole world may assemble.
Of the one we are the guests, of the other the builders.
To the one let us give our lives and our faithful hearts; but neither family, friend, nor fatherland has power over the spirit.
The spirit is the light.
It is our duty to lift it above tempests, and thrust aside the clouds which threaten to obscure it,
To build higher and stronger, dominating the injustice and hatred of nations, the walls of that city wherein the souls of the whole world may assemble.