New Hampshire
by John Greenleaf Whittier�(1807�1892) |
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GOD bless New Hampshire!�from her granite peaks
Once
more the voice of Stark and Langdon speaks.
The
long-bound vassal of the exulting South
For very shame
her self-forged chain has broken,�
Torn the black seal of
slavery from her mouth,
And in the clear tones of her old
time spoken!
O all undreamed-of, all unhoped-for
changes!�
The tyrant's ally proves his sternest foe;
To all his biddings, from her mountain ranges,
New
Hampshire thunders an indignant No!
Who is it now
despairs? O faint of heart,
Look upward to those Northern
mountains cold,
Flouted by Freedom's victor-flag
unrolled,
And gather strength to bear a manlier part!
All is not lost. The angel of God's blessing
Encamps with
Freedom on the field of fight;
Still to her banner, day
by day, are pressing,
Unlooked-for allies, striking for
the right!
Courage, then, Northern hearts!�Be firm, be
true:
What one brave state hath done, can ye not also do? |
By John Greenleaf Whittier�(1807�1892)
Listed March 28, 2014 |
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