Columbia's Guardian Angels Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEE DEE FGHG AIJI AKAK AEJE AACA| An echo floats down from the mountains | A |
| And finds on the prairies release | B |
| An echo whose wonderful burden | C |
| Is Victory Liberty Peace | B |
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| The glorious trio behold they are comming | D |
| Their heralds are standing e'en now at the door | E |
| Are coming are coming are coming are coming once more | E |
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| Go tell the lone watchers of earth they are coming | D |
| To bless us be with us forsake us no more | E |
| Are coming are coming are coming are coming once more | E |
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| Glory to God in the highest | F |
| And the people shall answer Amen | G |
| Columbia's Guardian Angels | H |
| Return to their empire again | G |
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| The banner hangs high in the heavens | A |
| The beacon commences to burn | I |
| The shout of the freedman goes upward | J |
| To welcome their waited return | I |
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| The stronghold of Tyranny trembles | A |
| Her minions retire in dismay | K |
| Like spectors that fade in the darkness | A |
| Before the arrival of day | K |
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| They bring us the place among nations | A |
| Our ancestors gave us before | E |
| The birthright that some would have barter'd | J |
| They now in its fullness restore | E |
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| They bring us the blessing of blessings | A |
| Which few were looking to see | A |
| A firm and unchangeable Union | C |
| In fact as in theory free | A |
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