O,
Cambridge, the fairest of cities thou art,
The
joy of each bosom, the joy of each heart;
We
draw to thee now, we offer our all,
The
rich and the poor, the great and the small;
All
loving, all praising, all swelling with pride,
All
counting it honor to stand by thy side,
All
proud of the two score and ten, thou hast been
A
city of peace and good will to “all men”.
“Two
score and ten,” old and yet thou art young;
To
progress and knowledge thou ever hast clung.
Old
in thy wisdom, yet young in thy deeds,
Advancing
with firmness to meet thy great needs.
Birthplace
of noblemen, scholars and seers,
The
hearthstone of poets and patriots and peers;
O
city of cities, cans’t thou but be proud,
As
thou gazest to-day on this worshipping crowd?
O
Cambridge, ‘tis thou, who art set on a hill;
‘Tus
thou who shalt surely the prophesy fill.
United
in government, in church and in state,
All
working for God, and a high civic rate.
May
nothing disturb the smooth run of thy course,
May
naught ever check one wit of thy force;
God
grant thou’lt grow nearer and dearer each year,
And
nothing upset our great “Cambridge Idea”.
Behold
emblazoned through the night,
Upon the city’s tower,
Those
magic words of lurid light,
And strong majestic power.
Our
“Fifty Years A City” with
The bunting gay below;
Enhancing
through the summer haze
The bright electric glow.
Our
“Forty Six” and “Ninety Six”
Spreading the story far;
To
call the gaze of multitudes
Where gladsome people are.
Awake,
awake ye Cambridge sons,
Do justice to your town;
Illuminate
and decorate
Your fond old parent crown.
Make
this glad day of “Ninety Six”
A mighty jubilee;
And
cause your city’s name to ring
Down through eternity.
May
26, 1896
Pub.
in B. Sunday Post,
May 31, 1896
Cambridge Fifty Years A
City,
1846-1896; an account of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the
incorporation of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2-3, 1896
by Davis,
Walter Gee, ed
No comments:
Post a Comment