Identifier	mdbv125
Title	Fourth of July Union song
Transcript	FOURTH OF JULY UNION SONG. AIR - "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled." Hail, our country's natal morn! Hail, our spreading kindred born! Hail, thou banner, not yet torn, Waving o'er the free! While, this day, in festal throng, Millions swell the patriot song, Shall not we the notes prolong? Hallowed Jubilee? Who would sever freedom's shrine? Who would draw the invidious line? Though by birth one spot be mine, Dear is [sic] all the rest. Dear to me the South's fair land, Dear the central mountain band, Dear New England's rocky strand, Dear the prairied West. By our altars, pure and free, By our Law's deep-rooted tree, By the past's dread memory, By our Washington, By our common parent tongue, By our hopes, bright, buoyant, young, By the tie of country strong, We will still be one. Fathers! have ye bled in vain? Ages must you drop again? Maker! shall we rashly stain Blessings sent by Thee? No! receive our solemn vow, While before thy throne we bow, Ever to maintain, as now, Union, Liberty! Louis Bonsal, corner of Baltimore and Frederick Streets.
Publisher (Original)	Louis Bonsal
Subject	Broadsides Political ballads and songs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 War poetry, American
Description	Document containing the broadside entitled "Fourth of July Union Song" sung to the tune "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled." (The lyrics to the Scottish tune were written in 1793 by the Scottish poet Robert Burns about the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, where Scotland won its independence from Britain.) The "Fourth of July Union Song" is a patriotic song in support of the Union. Between the title words "Fourth of July" and "Union Song" is the drawing of an eagle carrying a banner and the flag of the United States in its beak. The title, the drawing, and all of the verses are displayed within a decorative border. Stamped in maroon ink above and to the right of the border are the words "Enoch Pratt Free Library" and, below them, "MARYLAND DEPT."
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	ca. 1861-1900
Date Digital	2004-03-01
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 24 x 15 cm.
Source	Maryland Department, Broadside Verses
Relation	Is Part Of the Maryland Department Broadside Verses Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1861-1870 1871-1880 1881-1890
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