Hymn
By F.B. Sanborn
Sung at the grave of John Brown, on the 4th of July 1860

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Title

Hymn
By F.B. Sanborn
Sung at the grave of John Brown, on the 4th of July 1860

Subject

Poetry

Description

Hymn memorializing John Brown

Creator

Frank B. Sanborn, author

Source

The Commonwealth (Boston), vol. 1, no. 44, p. 1

Publisher

James M. Stone, publisher
Frank B. Sanborn, editor

Date

July 3, 1863

Format

Pdf scan of UMI microfilm

Language

English

Type

Text

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Text

Hymn.

By F. B. Sanborn

Sung at the Grave of John Brown, on the 4th of July, 1860

Eternal hills that rise around
To guard this consecrated ground
   Ye ancient woods that o'er us wave,
O hear us! and for aye record,
While deeds make good the plighted word,
   The vows we offer at this grave. 

We swear by him who lies below, 
Whose death the justice sure and slow
   Of God's great law shall yet repay,--
Ever to hold his memory dear, 
And follow on in that career,
   Where he unfaltering showed the way.

Be ours the slave's forsaken cause,--
No golden bribes, no godless laws
   Shall taint our heart or check our hand; 
Firm to resist the tyrant's power, 
Swift to attack when dawn the hour, 
   For threatened liberty we stand. 

Too well we love our fathers' fame, 
Too keenly feel our country's shame, 
   To fill with boasts this mountain air; 
With pride we count our glories past, 
On Thee our fears, our hopes we cast, 
   Just God! by thee our oath we swear!

Files

1.44.1 sanborn jb hymn, walks 3, sojourner truth.pdf

Collection

Citation

Frank B. Sanborn, author, “Hymn
By F.B. Sanborn
Sung at the grave of John Brown, on the 4th of July 1860,” The Boston Commonwealth, accessed March 28, 2024, https://bostoncommonwealth.omeka.net/items/show/27.