Poetry currently

The lines are Kipling. " Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart "

This quote is from RKs  " Recessional " which has spawned a raft of movies titles and out and out steals from his work for references.

Gordon R. Dickson, took the whole poem and used it as the hymn for the warrior race, the Dorsai, in his " Childe Cycle "

I saw a movie adaption of the book / series " Captains and Kings ".  From the poem we get

 " the shouting and the tumult dies 
   The Captains and kings depart
   Still stands............   "

Lastly, I quote
" For heathen heart that puts her trust
  In reeking tube and iron shard
  All valiant dust that builds on dust
  And guarding calls not Thee to guard
  For frantic boast and foolish word
  Thy mercy on thy people Lord"

Now he wrote this at the turn of the century. OMG, what has changed.