Poems and Songs By Robert Gilfillan. Fourth edition. With memoir of the author, and appendix of his latest pieces |
HURRAH! FOR THE LAND OF THE BRAVE! |
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HURRAH! FOR THE LAND OF THE BRAVE!
The glory of England shall rise,
As riseth the sun o'er the wave,
In the temple of Fame they shall echo her name—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
As riseth the sun o'er the wave,
In the temple of Fame they shall echo her name—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
Here freedom hath gladdened the soil
That never was trod by a slave,
And beauty's fair smile gives a charm to the isle—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
That never was trod by a slave,
And beauty's fair smile gives a charm to the isle—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
Tread light where our battle fields lie—
Each spot is a warrior's grave;
Their bold deeds we'll tell, while the chorus shall swell—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
Each spot is a warrior's grave;
Their bold deeds we'll tell, while the chorus shall swell—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
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Old ocean encircles the free,
And liberty's banner shall wave
In pride o'er the main, while the harp sounds the strain—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
And liberty's banner shall wave
In pride o'er the main, while the harp sounds the strain—
Hurrah! for the land of the brave!
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