GOD save great WASHINGTON

To Heaven's empyreal height Did ministers of light Their seats ascend; A glorious Order shone Around th' Almighty throne, Who thus his will made known; Angels attend!

Mankind on earth below Shall more enlighten'd grow; Be this our care; The world shall now be free, Columbia, first to thee We give the sacred tree; Preserve it fare.

He ceas'd and snook the spheres; With loud applauding cheers All nature rung: Seraphs the concert join'd, And heaven and earth combin'd, And with enraptur'd mind His praises sung.

To guide us through the war, Virginia's blazing star Beam'd bright its rays: Tyrants beheld the sight, And struck with wild affright, Like the pale bird of night, In morning blaze.

Discord abounds no more, Nor leaves our fields in gore; She's broke her chains: The gentle voice of peace Bids all commotions cease, And plenty's rich increase Adorns our plains.

O! may this fabric stand, And may its name expand 'Till nature dies: When earth's majestic frame Shall sink absorb'd in flame, And Washington's bright fame To Heaven shall rise.