Cried, “O Earth,
Pæans sing for a Nation’s birth!
Shout hosannas, ye golden stars,
Peering through yonder cloudy bars!
Burn, O Sun, with a clearer beam!
Shine, O Moon, with a softer gleam!
Join, ye winds, in the choral strain!
Swell, rolling seas, the glad refrain,
While the Earth
Pæans sings for a Nation’s birth!”