English poem
The Birth Day of Freedom
by Anonymous
Let the poets of England write odes on their King Or their musical notes raise so high, The BIRTH-DAY of FREEDOM we ever will sing And rejoice on the Fourth of July.
No proud haughty monarch can here bear the sway Since tyranny now we defy, Fair Liberty ushers this joyful glad day, And proclaims tis the Fourth of July.
May Columbians, united, preserve and protect. The blessings on which they rely, Nor with shameful indifference ever neglect To remember the Fourth of July.
This day be it sacred to Freedom and Peace, Festivity, Friendship, and Joy; May our land in prosperity ever increase, And be bless'd on the Fourth of July.