Poem: “The Flower of Liberty” by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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1. What flow’r is this that greets the morn, Its hues from heav’n so

2. In sav – age Na-ture’s far a – bode Its ten – der seed our

3. Be – hold its streaming rays u – nite, One mingling flood of

4. The blades of he – roes fence it round, Where ‘er it springs is

5. Thy sa – cred leaves, fair Free-dom’s flow’r. Shall ev – er float on

fresh -ly born? With burn – ing star and flam – ing band It

fa – thers sowed; The storm- winds rocked its swell – ing bud, Its

braid – ed light,—The red that fires the South – ern rose, With

ho – ly ground; From tower and dome its glo – ries spread; It

dome and tower. To all their heav’n-ly col – ors true. In

kin – dies all the sun – set land: O tell us what its

op’n – ing leaves were streaked with blood, Till lo! earth’s ty – rants

spot – less white from north – ern snows, And, span – gled o’er its

waves where lone – ly sen – tries tread; It makes the land as

black’n-ing frost or crim – son dew,— And God love us as

name may be,— Is this the Flower of Lib – er – ty?

shook to see The full – blown Flower of Lib – er – ty!

az – ure, see The sis – ter Stars of Lib – er – ty!

o – cean free, And plants an em – pire on the sea!

we love thee. Thrice ho – ly Flower of Lib – er – ty!

It is, it is the ban – ner of the free,

Then hail, then hail the ban – ner of the free,

The star – ry Flower, the Flower of Lib – er – ty!

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