The New York herald., 1850-09-17
4 EareWell q America.

Farewell thou great aad gracious land,
Glory and woadsr of the earth
Forever seeming to expand,
WakeniAg to rev majestic birth
Great, good Columbia
Farewell thsu chosen second home
OF hemeiess thoussnds-countlsss hosts
That fly from desolstion's doom
To those glad bosptsble coasts
or thine, Columbia
OF myriads, thou'rt the cherished goal
They shape tossrd thee their eager aghti
second sun thou shinst-to soul
As bright as that above the sight
Great, bright Columbia!
thousand kind fsrewells to thee
Ten thousand s.lutations fair;
Thsnks, tears, and praises, gushing free
And many huShed, heart whis pared prayer,
For thee, Columbia.
Aye, thousand blessings, warm and true
Ten thousand wishes for Thy veal,
world of bomage-lut thy due
And all that heart can TORN or ieel,
For thee, Cclunb bis.
For thou the stranger know'st to greet
With welcomes glowing as the West
And well the wanderers wesried feet
May those kind welcomes charm to rest
In thee, Columbia.
what con wish thee' All hast thou
That thought can dream or tongue can name;
Plaued victory and success thy brow
Have graced with every wreath OF fame,
Thrice crowned Columbia!
Thy peoples great undying love
Builds walls of adamant and steel
Thy migbtiest barrier this shall prove,
Thrice srm'd Columbia.
What can wish thee, Arms and arts
Shed DER thee slory's richest gleam-
Still at thy call, crowned nowledgs starts
What can wish, or think, or dream,
For thee, Columbia!
Continuance still the same career,
The same triumphant course proceed!
Onward with changeless, stateliest cheer,
The universe shall follow. Lead
On on Columbia
Thy step is lightning, and thy breath
An earthquake-storm far felt around;
All earths past life seems sleep or death
To thy great movements, without bound,
Thy march, Columbia.
Mans loftiest happiness and good
Tbst-thst thou still dost seek and ask;
By thee tits nobly understood-
'Ts made thy one great sovereign task,
Thine aim, Columbia.
Thou crescent country !--evermors
Showing brighter, grsndsr face,
Honor to thee, still DER and DER,
And honor to that glorious race
Thy sons, Columbia.
Thy Titan sons they heave on high
The mountains of their greatness stu
Yea their own grestness seeks the ky,
To scale its sun heights at their will.
Be proud, Columbia
No need have they Of towers to aid,
or giant steps, or cloud cspp'd sleeps;
Their tow ring reads the heights invade
With feet nrm planted In the deeps,
To serve Columbia.
Their bel u, ;pirit. sweep like waves. waves OF fire
And, as they still ascend, aspire,
worlds foundatio ms seem to shake
Not thine, Columbia!
Thou nober newer world sublime
e.ri rnou I@s. ~ Tong, Dr'sht race 70 run
Since naught seems gained till all is won
For thee, Columbia
caucasus OF orsation thou
Rising above all heights yet tried
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Thy Titan sons-they conqueriRg pase,
And empire In their pathway springs
histoiy up.l's .ta tor 'hem a. ner siAss
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Thy daughters-fairy forms they wear
blowsrs OF the setting sum- IN vain
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fEsweil TO eaeh iarewen 70 All
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And thee, Columbia!
Here tbv vr,at aests bsstr,a. tho main,
There tby blest mission, cali 70 Heaven.
Here doth thy boundless commerce. reign
And there thine artists souls have strivsn-
Fer thee, Columbia
For tbs. fer tbv trus glorv s.iIi
Lsbors null many . slfieS hand:
Works Of thy sons creative skin
Adorn full many stranger land,
For thee, Columbia.
No there 10 NO farewell to thee
still more and mors thine In nusncs spreads:
wbers'er we move, by land or sea,
NE shght thy presencs sheds
Thy dover, COLUMBIA!
glorious life-a dazzling light
Blessing all those who feel and see
fash-a portion OF thy might
NO 'hsrs Is no Aresen 10 tnee
otthihe' OoiumoA!
And least Of all, when bound to shores
which deAthless tie. with thee unite,
What though between old ocean rosrs'
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Ara m., ,h,v sain g. .tsh,sa a. .su
To touch and thrill An snsverina chord
In thee, Columbia