Heroes of the Titanic

Honour the brave who sleep
  Where the lost Titanic lies,
The men who knew what a man must do
  When he looks Death in the eyes.

“Women and children first,”⁠—
  Ah, strong and tender cry!
The sons whom women had borne and nursed,
  Remembered⁠—and dared to die.

The boats crept off in the dark:
  The great ship groaned: and then⁠—
O stars of the night, who saw that sight,
  Bear witness, These were men!