--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Christensen, Jennie Snow collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 15 number: 8 published: 1912-06 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Jennie Snow Christensen, "In Memory of the “Titanic” Victims: A Poem," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 8 (June 1912): 725.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1508unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera1508unse start_page: 725 end_page: 725 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1912-06) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1508unse publication_year: 1912 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1912, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # In Memory of the “Titanic” Victims: A Poem In Memory of the "Titanic" Victims The glowing firmament, the vast, resounding sea, Earth, air and depth, O God, declare thy majesty. To who would understand what manhood true can he. Comes a sermon from the depths of the icy northern sea. As silent witnesses they all are lying there — The artist, the laborer, the peasant, the millionaire. The heroes of the deep, Columbia's noble sons! Their names shall ever stand among the bravest ones. No pomp of battle theirs— with flag of peace unfurled. They gave their gallant lives for the mothers of the world. Their names and deeds may be recorded by the pen. But the greatness of their death shall live in hearts of men. Long years may come and go, but many a voice shall cry: "God teach me how to live, as they knew how to die." Jennie Snow Christensen. manti, utah