Liberty Tree

While war's crimson carnage is drenching the plains Of Europe, and tyrants are forging their chains, Our brethren to shackle, our song still should be Success to the growth of the Liberty Tree!

On the blood of "their people" have tyrants long fed, While to swell their curst coffers that blood hath been shed; But their teeth, lo! they gnash, while in anguish they see Nations hailing triumphant the Liberty Tree!

Yes! the time is approaching, and fast rolls along, When "air, earth and ocean," shall ring with the song, And The Great Common Father his children shall see, Auspiciously blest under Liberty Tree!

For tho' clouds for a whise dim the glory of France, Still her heroes invincible brandish the lance Of war, and her soes, in confusion, shall see O'er creation expanding the Liberty Tree!

With your gen'rous Franks, our hearts they do beat, Sympathize in distress, and vict'ry greet, Still wishing the joyful glad aera to see, When the shade's universal of Liberty Tree!

Then go on with the glorious work you've begun, Independency take for your SHIELD and SUN; That despots may tremble with dread while they see The branches extending of Liberty Tree!

Lo! their slaves now they muster, and think to prevail, But Freedom's victorious, tho' millions assail, Which hastens the moon, when, in jubilee, Mankind shall rejoice under Liberty Tree!

May Truth, Light and Virtue, descend from above, And six the fair empire of Reason and Love! From king-croft, and priest-craft, mankind they free, And forever entwine round the Liberty Tree!

The plant of Columbia's soil the produce, Of its fruit how ennobling, and mild is the juice, Which, the moment they taste it, gives mortals to see What Beauties are center'd in Liberty Tree!

No rays of false splendor, reflected from courts, Can light a desire in Columbian hearts, Such gewgaws of pride, and ambition to see, By Reason united to Liberty Tree.

Columbia, while Lless'd with the fair smiles of peace, Stands a rival in glory with Rome and with Greece; Let her sons then forget not "they fought to be free," And in blood that they planted their Liberty Tree!

Having faith that e'er long the whole world will enjoy What the shade of ages shall never destroy; Turks, Africans, Russians, enlighten'd, shall see, And pluck the fair blossoms of Liberty Tree!

That soon the mild goddess, sweet Peace with her wings Shall shelter the globe, and e'en tyrants and kings, To citizens chain'd, with rapture shall see, The wide spreading glory of Liberty Tree!

That east, west, north and south, shall catch the glad sound, And loud Hymns of Freedom re-echo around: While the one universal grand chorus shall be, May immortality flourish our Liberty Tree!