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OLD ENGLAND AND NEW.
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[Written and sung on board the Cunard steamship “Siberia,” which sailed from Liverpool Aug. 20, 1873.]
Old England's shore of summer green
Fades on the dark-blue waters.
God's blessing on thy noble Queen,
And all thy sons and daughters!
The land where holy martyrs bled,
Of thrilling song and story,—
Thy sun shines bright, and may it shed
A blaze of endless glory!
Fades on the dark-blue waters.
God's blessing on thy noble Queen,
And all thy sons and daughters!
The land where holy martyrs bled,
Of thrilling song and story,—
Thy sun shines bright, and may it shed
A blaze of endless glory!
Land of the western shore! we keep
Our filial hearts still near thee:
Our love for thee grows strong and deep,
With all our wandering weary.
Above our homes thy peaceful bow
Its sweetest hues is blending;
Thy lightnings round the world that go,
Not bane, but bliss, are sending.
Our filial hearts still near thee:
Our love for thee grows strong and deep,
With all our wandering weary.
Above our homes thy peaceful bow
Its sweetest hues is blending;
Thy lightnings round the world that go,
Not bane, but bliss, are sending.
Our gallant ship that walks the seas
From one shore to the other,
Oh, bear the olive-boughs of peace
From brother back to brother!
God bless thy captain and his men,
The waves thy pathway making,
And all who keep the golden chain
Of brotherhood from breaking!
From one shore to the other,
Oh, bear the olive-boughs of peace
From brother back to brother!
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The waves thy pathway making,
And all who keep the golden chain
Of brotherhood from breaking!
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