Song of Texas
by
William Henry Cuyler Hosmer�(1814�1877) |
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MAKE room on our banner bright
That flaps in the
lifting gale,
For the orb that lit the fight
In
Jacinto's storied vale.
Through clouds, all dark of hue,
It arose with radiant face;
Oh, grant to a sister true,
Ye stars, in your train a place!
The blood of the
Saxon flows
In the veins of men who cry,�
"Give ear,
give ear unto those
Who pine for their native sky!
We
call on our motherland
For a home in Freedom's hall,�
While stretching forth the hand,
Oh, build no dividing
wall!
"The Mexican vaunteth no more;
In strife we
have tamed his pride;
The coward raps not at your door,
Speak out! shall it open wide?
Oh, the wish of our hearts
is strong,
That the star of Jacinto's fight
Have place
in the flashing throng
That spangle your banner bright." |
By William Henry
Cuyler Hosmer�(1814�1877)
Listed June 18, 2014 |
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