Anniversary of American Independence July 4 Tune Rule Britannia Thomas Paine Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Anniversary of American Independence July 4 Tune Rule Britannia Hail great Republic of the World , The rising Empire of the West , Where fam’d Columbus , of mighty mind inspir’d , Gave tortur’d Europe scenes of rest . Be thou for ever , for ever , great and free , The land of Love and Liberty . 2 Beneath thy spreading mantling Vine , Beside thy flow’ry groves and springs , And on thy lofty , thy lofty , mountains brow , May all thy sons and fair ones sing , Be thou for ever , for ever , great and free , The land of Love and Liberty . 3 From ( thou ) thee may hated Discord fly , With all her dark , her dreary train , And whilst thy mighty , thy mighty , Waters roll May heart endearing concord reign . Be thou for ever , for ever , great and free The land of Love and Liberty 4 Far as the vast Atlantic pours Its loaded wave to human sight , There may thy starry , thy starry ; standard shine , The constellation of thy rights . Be thou for ever , for ever , great and free The land of Love and Liberty . 5 May ages as they rise proclaim The glories of thy natal day , And restless Europe , from thy example learn To love , to rule , and to obey . Be thou for ever , for ever , great and free The land of Love and Liberty . 6 Let Laureats sing their birth-day odes , Or how their death-like thunder’s hurl’d , Tis ours the Charter , the Charter , ours alone To sing the birth-day of a World Be thou for ever , for ever , great and free The land of Love and Liberty . T.P.