HAIL! COLUMBIA HAIL! Columbia, happy land! Hail! ye heroes, heaven-born band! Who fought and bled in freedom's cause, Who fought and bled in freedom's cause, And when the storm of war was gone Enjoyed the peace your valor won. Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost; Ever grateful for the prize; Let its altar reach the skies. Firm united let us be, Immortal patriots, rise once more, CHORUS. 284 HAIL! COLUMBIA Sound, sound the trump of fame! Let our own Washington's great name With equal skill, with godlike power CHORUS. Behold the chief who now commands, CHORUS. JOSEPH HOPKINSON. |