The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-31

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To lead mankind from earthly strife
Wherever it's unfurled.
Its blue from His fidelity,
Whence only Immortality
Could ever tind the light.
The stars, his word, that lights the way
Through sins dark night to endless day
OF Justice, truth and right.
Its holy mission to mankind
win tax the greatest human mind
Its powers To display.
The honor of SO high a trust
should humble us into the dust
OF His obedient way.
Those blazing stars OF glory bright,
The symbol of Jehoyah'S might,
Must daily light our way,
And burn up all the droSS of pride,
OF avarice and conquest wide,
For powers selfish sway.
The world must know and feel thy power
And see it used as Gods Just dover
TO liberate mankind
From every tyranny and woe.
And help us as we strike the blow.
Mans burdens to unbind.
The history of thy glorious past
Prophetic of thy future, vast,
The nations all admire;
And one by one they'll Join the song
And swell the anthem loud and long
Which truth and right inspire.
Born OF oppression, lust OF power
Baptized in bloody strife
Jehovah heard thy infant Cry,
And fought thy battles from on high.
And brought thee forth to life.
His arm protects thee day by day
And guides thee on thy matchlesS way
Thy mission to fulfill.
And while to him thou're faithful, true.
Thy stripes and starry field of blue.
Shall never lack His skill.
Thy pathway, marked by tyrantS slain,
Has led thee upward from the plain
Where liberty was born,
And points thee onward to the skies
OF nobl'r deeds. where valor dies.
To glorify thy morn.
All progress leads through sacrifice.
Thus Calvary'S divine device
To redeem fallen man
Must be thy light to guide the way
70 victory'S illuStriOuS day,
According to Gods plan.
Thy skillful, cunning, moulding hand
Is building up III every land.
A spirit temple fair,
Whose dome is flashing with the ray
OF Liberty's more perfect day.
Pulsating through the air.
Thy great success against all foes
Who dared thy progress to oppose,
Is marvellous indeed:
And then to make thy foe thy friend.
United in one common end,
To serve mans highest need.
Is wonderful beyond compare,
And proof of wisdom rich and rare
Before the world displayed
Presaging greater V. tories
In futere nobler ministries
While tyrantS are diSmayed.
Then let the world bow at thy shrine
And hail thee, symbol 50 divine,
Till patriotic fire
Shall run through every land and cline
And burn up in its flame sublime.
All sinful base desire.
And plant thy STAFF upon the cliffs
OF right and justice, as it lifts
The tyrant from his throne.
And hurlS him to that dark abyss
Where Judas with his traitor kiss
is left to die undone.
SO shall thy beauty I'LL the world
Wherever thou shalt be unfurled.
A symbol OF the true;
trinity of colorS pure,
With human sympathy secure
Beneath thy starry blue.
TO every veteran soldier true
Who wore the Nations loyal blue.
And set the captive free:
Those glOriuOS stars and stripes are thin
With all the meaning they enshrine
OF human liberty.
Thy matchless yalOr in the field
Was heavens own appointed shield
Ger liberty and right,
And victory through power divine
IlluStrious and grand was thine.
In this worlds greatest fight.
All honor to the "boys in blue
Who meath that flag were brave and true
Our nation to defend.
TO foreign or domestic foe,
It symbols prophetic woe,
If wrongs their cause attend.
And where it waves all strife shall cease,
While heavens white winged dove of peac
It's mystic song shall sing
TO lul the nations into rest.
And lift them up to Calv'ry's crest.
TO crown its glorious king.
Prevented Tragedy.
Timely information given Mrs
George Long, of New Straitsvillt
Ohio, saved two lives. A frightfu
cough had long kept her awake ever
night. She had tried many remedie