Hail Columbia

Words by Joseph Hopkinson; music by Philip Phile, 1798

1. Hail! Columbia happy land
Hail! Ye Heroes heav'n born band
Who fought and bled in freedom's cause
Who fought & bled in freedom's cause
And when the storm of war was gone
Enjoy'd the peace your valor won
Let Independence be your boast
Ever mindful what it cost
Ever grateful for the prize
Let its Altar reach the Skies.


Chorus:
Firm united let us be
Rallying round our Liberty
As a band of brothers join'd
Peace and safety we shall find.

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3. Sound, sound the trump of fame
Let Washington's great name
Ring thro the world with loud applause.
Ring thro the world with loud applause.
Let every clime to Freedom dear
Listen with a joyful ear —
With equal skill and godlike pow'r
He governs in the fearful hour
Of horrid war or guides with ease
The happier times of honest peace —

Chorus

 

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