4596811Poems — The Star of LibertyLucretia Maria Davidson
THE STAR OF LIBERTY.
There shone a gem on England's crown,Bright as yon star;Oppression marked it with a frown,He sent his darkest spirit down,To quench the light that round it shone,Blazing afar.But Independence met the foe,And laid 'the swift-winged demon low.
A second messenger was sent,Dark as the night;On his dire errand swift he went,But Valor's bow was truly bent,Justice her keenest arrow lent,And sped its flight;Then fell the impious wretch, and DeathApproached, to take his withering breath.
Valor then took, with hasty hand,The gem of light;He flew to seek some other land,He flew to 'scape oppression's hand,He knew there was some other strand,More bright;And as he swept the fields of air,He found a country, rich and fair.
Upon its breast the star he placed,The star of liberty:Bright, and more bright the meteor blazed,The lesser planets stood amazed,Astonished mortals, wondering, gazed,Looking on fearfully.That star shines brightly to this day,On thy calm breast, America!
