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 8 lqATIO2q'AL SONG'S. Like assembly- .men these should lie level Like rde, o senate prove loyal and strong: For o ofwe will ra, d our ng still shah, A veent  over citno fre Y m w , yo ngs and d ve your pi home, to keep 1 in their pla;  m d stnh  t fabric mb, d yo pi  1 made of efic pe; For the roof we wl r, d o ng sti A govmt , or fit . 0 g-sts  junow fight they 8uping the brac, e laws of the Id; The laws of e land w& &vide ht m d sffenen the weak, by weening the For o f we will rd o ng st ShMI Laws equal and t for ople that's e. Lo up with the each fme  a How noble they ri t i too how gmat] From the north to the uth, o' the whole they tend, mAnd rest on the walls while the wails they defend For our roof we will raise, tad our song still shall be, Combined in strength, yet as citizens free. Now enter the purlins and drive your pins through, And see that your joints are drawn home and all true;] The purlins will bind all the rafters together, The strength of the whole shall defy wind and weather: �For our roof we will raise, and our song still shall be, United as States, but ns citizens free. Come, raise up the turret our glory and pride: In the centre it stands, o'er the whole to preside; The sons of Columbia shall view with delight Its pillars and arches, and towering height: Our roof is now raised and our song still shall be A federal head o'er a people still

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