Hail, Columbia! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBC DEFGG HHIJ KKAAGGLLMM NNOOPQRRST UUVVWWXXHH| Hail Columbia happy land | A |
| Hail ye heroes heaven born band | A |
| Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause | B |
| Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause | B |
| And when the storm of war was gone | C |
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| Enjoyed the peace your valor won | D |
| Let independence be our boast | E |
| Ever mindful what it cost | F |
| Ever grateful for the prize | G |
| Let its altar reach the skies | G |
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| Firm united let us be | H |
| Rallying round our Liberty | H |
| As a band of brothers joined | I |
| Peace and safety we shall find | J |
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| Immortal patriots rise once more | K |
| Defend your rights defend your shore | K |
| Let no rude foe with impious hand | A |
| Let no rude foe with impious hand | A |
| Invade the shrine where sacred lies | G |
| Of toil and blood the well earned prize | G |
| While offering peace sincere and just | L |
| In Heaven we place a manly trust | L |
| That truth and justice will prevail | M |
| And every scheme of bondage fail | M |
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| Sound sound the trump of Fame | N |
| Let WASHINGTON'S great name | N |
| Ring through the world with loud applause | O |
| Ring through the world with loud applause | O |
| Let every clime to Freedom dear | P |
| Listen with a joyful ear | Q |
| With equal skill and godlike power | R |
| He governed in the fearful hour | R |
| Of horrid war or guides with ease | S |
| The happier times of honest peace | T |
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| Behold the chief who now commands | U |
| Once more to serve his country stands | U |
| The rock on which the storm will beat | V |
| The rock on which the storm will beat | V |
| But armed in virtue firm and true | W |
| His hopes are fixed on Heaven and you | W |
| When hope was sinking in dismay | X |
| And glooms obscured Columbia's day | X |
| His steady mind from changes free | H |
| Resolved on death or liberty | H |
Joseph Hopkinson
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