O freedom’s home! thy banner streams,
A meteor on the gale;
And I behold the haughty flags
Of Europe fade and pale.
And, crowding on the surging sea,
They cleave the billows bright;
They come to rest beneath its folds,
Attracted by its light.
O freedom’s home! forevermore
We’ll join our hearts and hands,
To make thee bright with peaceful wealth,
The gem of richest strands:
But, if a tyrant e’er should threat,
This Eden of the free,
Dear home of freedom, we will bleed,
And yield our life for thee.
(James Avis Bartley)
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