Jefferson and Liberty

1800

Program Note

LYRICS
The gloomy night before us lies,
The reign of terror now is o’er;
Its gags, inquisitors and spies,
Its hordes of harpies are no more
Chorus:
Rejoice, Columbia’s sons, rejoice
To tyrants never bend the knee
But join with heart and soul and voice
For Jefferson and Liberty.
No lordling here with gorging jaws.
Shall wring from industry its food;
No fiery bigot’s holy laws,
Lay waste our fields and streets in blood.
Rejoice, Columbia’s sons, rejoice
To tyrants never bend the knee
But join with heart and soul and voice
For Jefferson and Liberty.
Here strangers from a thousand shores
Compell’d by tyranny to roam;
Shall find, amidst abundant stores,
A nobler and a happier home.
Rejoice, Columbia’s sons, rejoice
To tyrants never bend the knee
But join with heart and soul and voice
For Jefferson and Liberty.
Let foes to freedom dread the name,
But should they touch the sacred tree
Twice fifty thousand swords would flame,
For Jefferson and Liberty.
Rejoice, Columbia’s sons, rejoice
To tyrants never bend the knee
But join with heart and soul and voice
For Jefferson and Liberty.

About Robert Treat Paine Jr.

Robert Treat Paine Jr. (December 9, 1773 – November 13, 1811) was an American poet and editor. He was the second son of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration…

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