Columbia--1898 - A poem by Frederick J. Atwood

Columbia^___ 1898.

Stand forth, O daughter of the mighty West,
Stand forth erect in all thy native grace,
And take with simple dignity the place
To which God calls thee. Surely, thou art blessed
With all-abounding strength that the oppressed
Of ev'ry clime may look upon thy face
With confidence and live: the while the mace
Of Tyranny falls weak at thy behest.

Aye, stand you forth, Columbia, erect
Before the world, clothed in integrity;
Free from all pride or avarice or fear,
And with thy voice and thy strong arm protect
The right, subdue the wrong. Then Liberty
And Law shall thrive^___Injustice disappear.

^__Frederick J. Atwood.

Columbia___ 1898.

Columbia^___ 1898.