Yours be it e'er to lift our minds
To realms of higher deed and thought;
Be ours to loose what here but binds
And holds us from the object sought.
Then may we hope, in time, to stand
As staunch and true as that brave band.
To-day, as meet, we hold this page
Of History before the world;
While overhead, undimmed by age
Our country's flag is all unfurled!