HAIL, Columbia! happy land!
Hail, ye heroes!
heaven-born band!
Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause,
Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause,
And when the
storm of war was gone,
Enjoyed the peace your valor won.
Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what it cost;
Ever grateful for the prize,
Let its altar reach the
skies.
Firm, united, let us be,
Rallying round our
Liberty;
As a band of brothers joined,
Peace and
safety we shall find.
Immortal patriots! rise once
more:
Defend your rights, defend your shore:
Let no
rude foe, with impious hand,
Let no rude foe, with
impious hand,
Invade the shrine where sacred lies
Of
toil and blood the well-earned prize.
While offering
peace sincere and just,
In Heaven we place a manly trust,
That truth and justice will prevail,
And every scheme of
bondage fail.
Firm, united, etc.
Sound, sound,
the trump of Fame!
Let WASHINGTON'S great name
Ring
through the world with loud applause,
Ring through the
world with loud applause;
Let every clime to Freedom
dear,
Listen with a joyful ear.
With equal skill, and
godlike power,
He governed in the fearful hour
Of
horrid war; or guides, with ease,
The happier times of
honest peace.
Firm, united, etc.
Behold the
chief who now commands,
Once more to serve his country,
stands�
The rock on which the storm will beat,
The
rock on which the storm will beat;
But, armed in virtue
firm and true,
His hopes are fixed on Heaven and you.
When hope was sinking in dismay,
And glooms obscured
Columbia's day,
His steady mind, from changes free,
Resolved on death or liberty.
Firm, united, let us
be,
Rallying round our Liberty;
As a band of brothers
joined,
Peace and safety we shall find. |
