HYMN
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882) |
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By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their
flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled
farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the
conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has
swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a
votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When,
like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made
those heroes dare
To die, or leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to
them and thee. |
By Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Listed May 15, 2012 |
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Note: This poem was written to be
sung at the completion of the Concord Monument, April
19, 1836.
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