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And wave that sabre, dazzling bright, Pure, hallow'd, spotless, as the light; Whose ray for us a sun-beam glows, Whose flash is lightning on our foes! Be near, majestic maid! be near, Hope in thine eye and justice on thy spear!

And thou, Fidelity! thou angel-form, True in the combat, stedfast in the storm; Whose truth shall beam, celestial, constant, pure, And 'midst the fiery ordeal, smile secure; Thou! with a cincture of Asbestos wove, Thou queen of friendship, and thou guide of love! Seraph, be there! impart thy sacred aid, Be there! Britannia's glowing soul pervade! Unite each heart by thy unchanging laws, Firm, loyal, bold, in one transcendent cause!

Valor! thou, whose burning soul, Kindles, mounts, beyond control;}}