Back to the pathless forest,

Before the peep of day.

Grave men there are by broad Santee,

Grave men with hoary hairs;
Their hearts are all with Marion,
For Marion are their prayers.
And lovely ladies greet our band
With kindliest welcoming,
With smiles like those of summer,
And tears like those of spring.
For them we wear these trusty arms,
And lay them down no more
Till we have driven the Briton
Forever from our shore.

William Cullen Bryant.

HAIL, COLUMBIA.

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 your boast,

Ever mindful what it cost,
Ever grateful for the prize,

Let its altar reach the skies.

CHORUS.

Firm united let us be,
Rallying round our liberty,
As a band of brothers joined,
Peace and safety we shall find.

Immortal patriots, rise once more,
Defend your rights, defend your shore;
Let no rude foe with impious hand,
Let no rude foe with impious hand
Invade the shrine where sacred lies
Of toil and blood the well-earned prize;

While offering peace, sincere and just,
In Heaven we place a manly trust
That truth and justice may prevail,

And every scheme of bondage fail. — CHO.

Sound, sound the trump of fame!
Let Washington's great name

Ring thro' the world with loud applause!
Ring thro' the world with loud applause!
Let every clime to freedom dear
Listen with a joyful ear;

With equal skill, with steady pow'r,
He governs in the fearful hour

Of horrid war, or guides with ease
The happier time of honest peace. CHO.

Behold the chief who now commands,
Once more to serve his country stands!
The rock on which the storm was beat!
The rock on which the storm was beat!
But armed in virtue, firm and true,
His hopes are fixed on heaven and you.
When hope was sinking in dismay,
When gloom obscured Columbia's day,
His steady mind, from changes free,
Resolved on death or liberty. — CHO.

-Joseph Hopkinson.

WAR OF 1812