The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . JULY SUN. MON. TUES. WED. THURS. 1 FRL SAT. < 1809. 1909 THE FOURTH OF JULY THE EMANCIPATION GROUP. Amidst thy sacred effigies Of old renown give place, O city, Freedom loved ! to his Whose hand unchained a race O symbol of Gods will on earth As it is done above !Bear witness to the cost and worth Of justice and of love. Take the worn frame, that rested notSave in a martyrs grave ; The care-lined face, that time to the kneeling slave. Stand in thy place and testify To coming ages longThat truth is stronger than a
The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . JULY SUN. MON. TUES. WED. THURS. 1 FRL SAT. < 1809. 1909 THE FOURTH OF JULY THE EMANCIPATION GROUP. Amidst thy sacred effigies Of old renown give place, O city, Freedom loved ! to his Whose hand unchained a race O symbol of Gods will on earth As it is done above !Bear witness to the cost and worth Of justice and of love. Take the worn frame, that rested notSave in a martyrs grave ; The care-lined face, that time to the kneeling slave. Stand in thy place and testify To coming ages longThat truth is stronger than a lie And righteousness than wrong. Let man be free ! The mighty wordHe spake was not his own ; An impulse from the Highest stirredThese chiseled lips alone. The cloudy sign, the fiery guide, Along his pathway ran,And Nature, through his voice, denied The ownership of man. We rest in peace where these sad eyesSaw peril, strife and pain ; His was the nations sacrifice,And ours the priceless gain.
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