Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-07-07 | Page 12 | Greater Columbia

GREATER COLUMBIA L I I my country 0 O Land Jand of the Free COLUMBIA C We have toasted thee sung thee Bright Gem of the Sea Not Nt always unclouded nor a gem without stain Now a a girdle of ot brilliants thou th u spanne t the main Yet Tet jewel or pluster Cluster dear land of my birth birta My affection c goes Oes es with thee broadcast bro oer the earth it IL ILO 0 O land Jand of my fathers the brightest t and nd best Then a lad I could bound then thee north south S east ea t and West Lured on by ambition to every zone Thy barriers are shattered thy boundaries unknown Yet my love too untrammeled by compass or chart Goes with thee Columbia wherever thou art III II t How oft in past days have we e reeled secure Sf ure In thy policy cautious thy statesmanship tp pure Par For the eagle and stars on o 0 n a thy t clear I ar CUtre field Should an octopus rampant t embellish tho shield ld Whatever design on thy standard we see ee Tin forever the Star Spangled ed Banner to maIV mo mc IV Columbia my country once mildest t of stars ms Thou nastiest like Sirius and burnest like Mars Though thy tb magnet the Dog Star Ill follow folie the on onTo onTo onTo To the glory of sunset or flush of th dawn daw Wherever Where er thy beacon lights gleam gleem oer the Ute e see sea v Anear or afar Columbia to me mp meN N ALBERT SHERMAN SHER rA Salt Lake City July 1901