by Frank Lebby Stanton (1857 - 1927)
A Song of Liberty
Language: English
Across the land from strand to strand Loud ring the bugle notes, And Freedom's smile from isle to isle Like Freedom's banner floats. The velvet vales sing "Liberty!" To ans'ring skies serene; The mountains, sloping to the sea Wave all their flags of green. Sing Liberty, Liberty, Liberty! The rivers, dashing to the deep, Still echo loud and long, And all their waves in glory leap To one immortal song. One song the nations hail the notes From sounding sea to sea, And answer from their thrilling throats that song of Liberty, of Liberty Liberty, Liberty! Hail to our Country! strong she stands, Nor fears the war drum's beat. The sword of Freedom in her hands, The tyrant at her feet! To our country, Hail, Hail!
Authorship:
- by Frank Lebby Stanton (1857 - 1927) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "A Song of Liberty", op. 49, published 1902. [chorus and orchestra (or voice and piano)] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-01
Line count: 24
Word count: 126