A monument to Washington?
A tablet graven with his name?—
Green be the mound it stands upon,
And everlasting as his fame!
His glory fills the land — the plain,
The moor, the mountain, and the mart!
More firm than column, urn, or fane,
His monument — the human heart.
The Christian — patriot — hero — sage!
The chief from heaven in mercy sent;
His deeds are written on the age —
His country is his monument.
“The sword of Gideon and the Lord”
Was mighty in his mighty hand —
The God who guided he adored,
And with His blessing freed the land.
The first in war — the first in peace —
The first in hearts that freeman own;
Unparalleled till time shall cease —
He lives immortal and alone.
Yet let the rock-hewn tower arise,
High to the pathway of the sun,
And speak to the approving skies
Our gratitude to Washington.