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 Above them, loudly rang the brave command,

Proclaiming Liberty throughout the land!

Men pass away, but I do not forget;

And though, alas, I have been silent long,

The echoes of my ringing vibrate yet,

From pole to pole, in every freeman's song;

And she who shared my May, in my December

Shall gaze upon my face, and will remember!

Georgia, to thee I come as to my own,

Undying laurels for thy heroes bringing,

Who sacrificed themselves to right alone,

Who signed for Liberty, and set me ringing.

The word they witnessed then, I bear to all,—

We stand, united; we, divided, fall!

O Georgia! land of Gwynnett, Walton, Hall!

Whose star was one of the sublime Thirteen,—

A pledge of hope and happiness to all,

A sign of victory, wherever seen,—

That vow the Fathers made, their sons fulfill,

The stars they joined shine on, united still!