The Word of an Engineer + 

“She’s built of steel + 

From deck to keel, + 

And bolted strong and tight; + 

In scorn she’ll sail + 

The fiercest gale, + 

And pierce the darkest night. + 

“The builder’s art + 

Has proved each part + 

Throughout her breadth and length; + 

Deep in the hulk, + 

Of her mighty bulk, + 

Ten thousand Titans’ strength.” + 

The tempest howls, + 

The Ice Wolf prowls, + 

The winds they shift and veer, + 

But calm I sleep, + 

And faith I keep + 

In the word of an engineer. + 

Along the trail + 

Of the slender rail + 

The train, like a nightmare, flies + 

And dashes on + 

Through the black-mouthed yawn + 

Where the cavernous tunnel lies. + 

Over the ridge, + 

Across the bridge, + 

Swung twixt the sky and hell, + 

On an iron thread + 

Spun from the head + 

Of the man in a draughtsman’s cell. + 

And so we ride + 

Over land and tide, + 

Without a thought of fear⁠— + 

Man never had + 

The faith in God + 

That he has in an engineer! + 