Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OLD NASSAU, by H. P. PECK


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OLD NASSAU, by                    
First Line: Tune every heart and every voice!
Last Line: Long life to old nassau!
Subject(s): Cities; Urban Life


Tune every heart and every voice!
Bid every care withdraw;
Let all with one accord rejoice
In praise of Old Nassau!

In praise of Old Nassau, my boys,
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
Her sons will give, while they shall live,
Three cheers for Old Nassau.

Let music rule the fleeting hour, --
Her mantle round us draw;
And thrill each heart with all her power,
In praise of Old Nassau!

No flow'ry chaplet would we twine
To wither and decay;
The gems that sparkle in her crown
Shall never pass away!

And when these walls in dust are laid,
With reverence and awe,
Another throng shall breathe our song,
In praise of Old Nassau!

Till then with joy our songs we'll bring.
And while a breath we draw,
We'll all unite to shout and sing --
Long life to Old Nassau!





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