Read the excerpt. from “recessional” by rudyard kipling god of our fathers, known of old— lord of our far-flung battle-line— beneath whose awful hand we hold dominion over palm and pine— lord god of hosts, be with us yet lest we forget—lest we forget! this stanza points to the tension brought on by which historical event? the decrease in capital crime the rate of scientific progress the increase in material prosperity the rapid expansion of britain’s empire