Hail, Columbia! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CCDDEBFGHH IIJ K LL MMNNOO PPOO QQBB RROOOOOOII QQBB IISSTT HHOO QQBB| THE FIRST VERSE OF THE SONG | A |
| BY JOSEPH HOPKINSON | B |
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| 'HAIL Columbia Happy land | C |
| Hail ye heroes heaven born band | C |
| Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause | D |
| Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause | D |
| And when the storm of war was gone | E |
| Enjoy'd the peace your valor won | B |
| Let independence be our boast | F |
| Ever mindful what it cost | G |
| Ever grateful for the prize | H |
| Let its altar reach the skies | H |
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| 'Firm united let us be | I |
| Rallying round our Liberty | I |
| As a band of brothers join'd | J |
| Peace and safety we shall find ' | - |
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| ADDITIONAL VERSES | K |
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| WRITTEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE | L |
| CONSTITUTIONAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT PHILADELPHIA | L |
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| LOOK our ransomed shores around | M |
| Peace and safety we have found | M |
| Welcome friends who once were foes | N |
| Welcome friends who once were foes | N |
| To all the conquering years have gained | O |
| A nation's rights a race unchained | O |
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| Children of the day new born | P |
| Mindful of its glorious morn | P |
| Let the pledge our fathers signed | O |
| Heart to heart forever bind | O |
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| While the stars of heaven shall burn | Q |
| While the ocean tides return | Q |
| Ever may the circling sun | B |
| Find the Many still are One | B |
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| Graven deep with edge of steel | R |
| Crowned with Victory's crimson seal | R |
| All the world their names shall read | O |
| All the world their names shall read | O |
| Enrolled with his the Chief that led | O |
| The hosts whose blood for us was shed | O |
| Pay our sires their children's debt | O |
| Love and honor nor forget | O |
| Only Union's golden key | I |
| Guards the Ark of Liberty | I |
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| While the stars of heaven shall burn | Q |
| While the ocean tides return | Q |
| Ever may the circling sun | B |
| Find the Many still are One | B |
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| Hail Columbia strong and free | I |
| Throned in hearts from sea to sea | I |
| Thy march triumphant still pursue | S |
| Thy march triumphant still pursue | S |
| With peaceful stride from zone to zone | T |
| Till Freedom finds the world her own | T |
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| Blest in Union's holy ties | H |
| Let our grateful song arise | H |
| Every voice its tribute lend | O |
| All in loving chorus blend | O |
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| While the stars in heaven shall burn | Q |
| While the ocean tides return | Q |
| Ever shall the circling sun | B |
| Find the Many still are One | B |
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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