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   ' NATIONAL SONGS. Let the song of the ransom'd remember the dead, And the tongue of the eloquent hallow the story. O'er the bones of the bold, Be that story long told, ' And on Fame's golden tablets their triumphs enro. ll'd, Who on freedora's green hills, freedora's banner un- furl'd, And the beacn-fire ris'd that gave light to the world. 'Twas fo.r us and our children, to conquer or die, Undaunted they stood, where the war-storm burst o'er them; Each blade drew a thunderbolt down from the sky, Till the foeman turn'd pale, and was wither'd before �them. Then from Liberty's band, ' Went a shout thro' the land As the rainbow of peace their fair heritage sperm'd; Where the banner of freedom in pride was unfurl'd, And the beacon-fire rose that gave light to the world. �hey are gone--mighty men! and they sleep in their fame; Shall we ever forget them? Oh, never! no, never!-- Let our sons learn from us to embalm each great name, And the anthem send down--" Independence for ever." Wake, wake, heart and tongue! Keep the theme ever youfig-- Let their deeds thro �the long line of ages be sung, When on freedora's green hills freedora's banner u furl'd, And the beacon-fire rais'd that gays light to the world. MARSLLES HYMN OF LIBERTY. YI sons of Freedom, wake to glory, Hark! hark! what myriads bid you ri!. 0,,,Google

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