AN ODE, Composed for the Occasion, at the Request of the Society. By DR. WILLIAM PITY SMITH

Now elevate your hymns of joy, With sacred music let these arches ring, Patriots your breath employ, Your purest incense bring; For HE receives the grateful lay, Whose matchless all-controling sway, Kings, armies, empires, oceans, worlds obey: Hence kingdoms fall, while here republics rise Reason resumes her rights, dumb superstition dies.

Since then from Heav'n fair Liberty descends Her bright'ning advent hail; 'Tis GOD alone emits the high command— (His great behests fulfil!) See how the patriot-light'ning bends Oppression's haughty will; Wide rends her deep obscuring vail, While waking glory dawns on ev'ry land.

GREAT SPIRIT hear—our humble vows we pay, Thine arm unseen, thy goodness we adore, The aid divine confess! Sweet Independence crowns the joyous day, Celestial Freedom owns the genial hour, To shed her choicest bliss. When usurpation rais'd her head, Th'appeal, impartial JUDGE, was madeto THEE, When darkness o'er th' affrighted land was spread, THOU bad'st the gloom disperse,th' United States be free!

PARENT of Union, manifest thy power, Let discord cease, Fell tyrants kindle mad'ning rage no more; Diffuse to earth's remotest bound, The blaze of science, and the smile of peace, 'Till praise resound, Thro' ev'ry clime where human voice be sound: Advancing on the wings of light, Let Freedom still extend her golden chain, And while the nations hail th' auspicious fight, Commence the blest Immanuel's gentle reign.

Then elevate your hymns of joy, With heav'n-taught music let the temple ring, Patriots your breath employ, Your sweetest incense bring: To GOD, Columbia's King, we homage pay, His arm protective, tho' unseen adore, His sacred boon confess: Sweet independence crowns the signal day; Freedom selects the gratulating hour To shed her choicest bliss!

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, &c.