Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-04-28
THE OLD FLAG OF SUMTER.
WRITES BY COZ. A. }. H. DUeAssE.


Lift up the Old Flag ofSumter!
Tenderly-lovingly,
Lift it on Liberty's spars
Bring back the Old Flag Of Sumter
Banner Of stars
Back, like a bride to her bridegroom,
Living and lived as of yore;
Back to the winds and the sunshine
Welded once more
Oh, how she twines around Sumter,
Kisses the red brow of Sumter,
Mantling his burrows and scars
All the grim bosom of Ruin
Zoning with Liberty's stars
Bring back the free Flag of Sumter!
Fearlessly-faithfully-
Lift it Ger shackles and bars:
High Ger the ashes of Slagery,
Watchlight of Stars
Under the folds of It's azure
Mingle the souls Of our brave;
Under the gules Of its glory
Bleedeth no slave.
fIs3he,I IN thecotton' white ieeces-
FeeIeth no longer his scars:
Man like, he looks up TO Heaven
Under the Banner OF Stars
Lift up the proud flag Of Sumter
Joyensly-jocundly,-
Rocked by the cannon's loud jarsi
An the dark clouds Of Disunion
Rifting with stars
Far over crumbling Rebellion,
Loyalty's Gospel it bears
Climbing the highways Of Heaven,
f eighted with prayers
Emblem of Liberty's Manhood,
symbol and sign of People,
Stronger than soldans or cZars
High Ger the hills of the future
Shineth our Beacon of Stars
Shout for the bold flag of Sumter
misunderstanding
Shout for 1t! Soldiers and Tars
We who with Shes.asE, have conquered
Under the Stars;
RoIIv once more round the Flag, boys!
Fling DER the waters yonr chant
HurTahi for Shermad and Sheridan!
Hurrah for Grant
Ye who with Farragut thundered-
Ye who went stormsng with Porter
Peal out your U:siOn Hazzas
Shout for the Old Flag Of Sumter!
Shout for the Banner of Stars
Stand by the Old Flag Of Sumter
Steadfastly--dauntlessly-
Stand by il! Soldiers and Tars!
Leading the March of the ages
Cluster its stars
Ont from the darkness of Bondage
Upward from Battles Red Sea;
over the jordan of Victory
Landing the FRBEi
Bring back the Old Flag Of sumter
Lift up the bold Flag of Sumter!
Fling it aloft from its spars!
Stand by the folds Of "0ld Glory
stand by the Banner of Stars
Kneel round the pure Flag OF SUMTER
Silently-reverently-
Kissing its beautiful scars;
Swear by the pure Flag OF SUMTER
Swear by the stars
Hero. at the Altar OF Sumter,
Built upon slayery's dust;
Welded from Slayery's ruins,
Lying in rust,
Swear to be true TO Our Union
Swear to be loyal TO Freedom
Rending all fetters and bars;
Under the Flag of our Fathers
Under the Banner Of Stars
FRAY for the Old Flag of Sumter!
Piously--ferFently-
flushing the eannon's wild jars;
| PRAY. as ye prayed with your ANDERSON
Under its stars
Braving the red bolts Of Treason
Holding Rebellion at bay;
First for the Old Flag to battle;
Earliest to pray
| God bless the heroes huo iNo ~ a.
i God rest the martyrs who die for II
ROBBED in their beautiful scars
Gliding its gules with their hfe-blood--
Yielding their SOULS for its STARS
Care on the Old Flag Of Sumter
Graciously-gratefully!
Reck not that battle-stain mars
Reck not for murk Of our Midnight
Darkening its stars
Lo! by that flags Crueihnon
Freedoms Redemption was bought,
out Of the Passion Of Sumter
Union is wrought!
Ours was the Trial and Agony
Ours is the fiery alembici -,
What though it scorehes and chars
Out Of the Stag comes the silver
: Midnight is Mother Of Stars
@s.. In Lilla's song in Tennyson "frln