The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-07-01
For the Democrat-Star.
FLAG or THE FREE.

Red, as the reddest Of roses,
Blue, as the heavens Of June;
White. as the lily OF Easter
That opes meath the soft pascal moon!
We hail thee, dear Banner, all beaming
With stars that forever will shine
Till time Is no more. and thy glory
Is merged in the glory Divine.
Yes, wave, mighty Flag OF the Union!
Unfurl thy proud folds to the breeze!
Let the stars and the Stripes overshadow
All nations and uttermost seas,
For deep is thy love OF the human;
Aye, red as the red OF thy fold;
And pure is thy law and thy justice,
And true unto Truth, thy control.
A spirit once dwelt on mountain,
A high, sacred mountain apart;
And softly the nations have woed her
Have woed her with devious art;
But the beautiful spirit lay dreaming
Where sound Of the sOrrowing world
OF struggling mortals was heard not
| And silence, alone, Is unfurled.
Once, Poland allured the Evangel
| To marshal her heroes advance;
And once the bright angel was resting
| Where blow the white Lilies OF France.
Awhile, o'er Greek ruins she fingered
And dwell by the patriot's side;
Then, spreading her wings OF the morning.
Swept over the murmuring tide
or Atlantic. nor slumbered. nor rested
TIL sunset unrolled on the West,
And world, like the planet Of even.
Shone brightly aglcam on its breast.
Then where the bleak harbor OF Plymouth
Frowns over the turbulent seq,
The beautiful Sprite Of the Mountain
Abideth eternally.
0! Liberty. A ngel Of Morning
Sun Observation-Disclosures betide,
We greet thee, pure Sprte OF the Mountai
We hail thee, Americas Bride!
Lead onward, lead ever-we follow,
Aye, cen to the stronghold Of Spain.
Where Tyranny seeketh her victim
To crush unto death-but In vain.
For the children of Cuba shall gather
Around thy bright banner and thee;
: And the walls OF Havana shall echo
The Joyous acclaims OF the free!
The laurels that Washington gathered
From Fame's Living Affairs shall be
The portion OF Schlcy and OF Dewey,
OF Sampson and Hobson and Lee.
} America, hope OF the future!
America. pride of the race!
America. mother Of progress!
No prophet were need to trace
Thy star-bright career-other nations
With life meteoric and vain
Shall fade In the dark Of the ages,
AS thine shall gather again
New strength and new hope. inspiration
To govern, enlighten and guide;
To lead where the gates OF the morning
$ To welcome thy sons open wide,
For Science. king-like, has preceded
o Thy children; and facing the Dawn
| Would wrest from tho Universe secrets
To treasure for freemen unborn.
e Art holds on high her bright beacon,
v Phianthrophy beckons tho way,
And grded with hope and ambition
The Onion moves on to the Day
n or power and supreme dominion
When eagle-like pinions unfurled
- Her shadow shall rest on the nations
Her power on the civilized world.
Then wave on, thou Star splangled Bann
y Unfurl thy proud folds to the breeze!
!" Let the Stars and Stripes overshadow
The earth and its uttermost seas.
= Red. as the reddest Of roses,
81 Blue, as the heavens Of June;
'e White. us the lily OF Easter
lie That opes meath the soft pascal moon.
We hail thee, dear Banner, all beaming
'' With stars that forever will shine
T. Till time is no more, and thy glory
IS Is merged In the glory Divine.
u. II.