1895
Red as thy heroes' blood thine orient be!
Blue as their azure garb thy cloudless skies!
Their silv'ry swords as white, the stars that rise
To crown thine eye with quivering ecstasy!
Our banner's hues, the colors of the free,
Live in thy glories, clothe thee with their guise.
Faith, Hope and Love (the soul's fair trinity),
Lend thy soft vesture, heav'n's immortal dyes!
Who rants of creeds? Thy charter bears the seal
Of Catholic martyrs, for thy birthright slain.
Thy bulwark in dark days was Catholic steel;
Thy very stronghold, Catholic brawn and brain!
Shall bigots now impugn our loyalty?
Forbid, Columbia! We are leal to thee!
— Eleanor C. Donnelly in Donahoe's Magazine.
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