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Poems.
No more! No more! where'er we be,
We hear this restless sigh;
What once has been, no more can be;
Life's winter days are nigh.
Beyond the sky, in mystic lore
Is sung for evermore;
Still earth and sea echo no more
To Heaven's evermore.
We hear this restless sigh;
What once has been, no more can be;
Life's winter days are nigh.
Beyond the sky, in mystic lore
Is sung for evermore;
Still earth and sea echo no more
To Heaven's evermore.
OUR FLAG.
Long may our starry banner wave,
Long may our land be free;
For honor bright, in peaceful skies,
My prayer e'er shall be.
Columbia, fair and happy land,
With sons so brave and true,
Long may thy stars in glory wave
O'er those who wear the blue.
Long may our land be free;
For honor bright, in peaceful skies,
My prayer e'er shall be.
Columbia, fair and happy land,
With sons so brave and true,
Long may thy stars in glory wave
O'er those who wear the blue.
And if in ages yet to come
Is heard the din of wars
Through our loved homes, oh! then may still
In triumph wave the stars.
May ne'er our banner be unfurled
O'er battles we shall rue,
But songs of victory e'er be sung,
By those who wear the blue.
Is heard the din of wars
Through our loved homes, oh! then may still
In triumph wave the stars.
May ne'er our banner be unfurled
O'er battles we shall rue,
But songs of victory e'er be sung,
By those who wear the blue.
