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_ Well that the faith we firmly kept, And never our aim forswore For the Terrors that trooped from each recess When fainting we fought in the Wilderness, And Hell made loud hurrah; But God is in Heaven, and Grant in the Town, And Right through might is Law   _God's way adore. WELL THAT THE FAITH WE FIRMLY KEPT AND NEVER OUR AIM FORSWORE FOR THE TERRORS THAT TROOPED FROM EACH RECESS WHEN FAINTING WE FOUGHT IN THE WILDERNESS AND HELL MADE LOUD HURRAH BUT GOD IS IN HEAVEN AND GRANT IN THE TOWN AND RIGHT THROUGH MIGHT IS LAW GOD'S WAY ADORE
s disown-- May it wither them as the dew! The ghosts of our slain appeal: “Vain shall our victories be” But back from its ebb the flood recoils-- Back in a whelming sea. With burning woods our skies are brass, The pillars of dust are seen; The live-long day their cavalry pass-- No crossing the road between. We were sore deceived--an awful host! They move like a roaring wind. Have we gamed and lost? but even despair Shall never our hate rescind. The Fall of Richmond. The tidings received in the Northern Metropolis. (April, 1865.) What mean these peals from every tower, And crowds like seas that sway? The cannon reply; they speak the heart Of the People impassioned, and say-- A city in flags for a city in flames, Richmond goes Babylon’s way-- _Sing and pray._ O weary years and woeful wars, And armies in the grave; But hearts unquelled at last deter The helmed dilated Lucifer-- Honor to Grant the brave, Whose three stars now like Orion’s rise When wreck is on the wave-- _Bless his glaive.  THE FALL OF RICHMOND BY HERMAN MELVILLE READ FOR LIEBERVOX DOD WORK BY CLAIR TIARNEY AT CLARK UNIVERSITY RECORDED NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWELVE WORD PRESS DOT CLARK EU DOT ETI U SLASH M E N E U M A N SLASHLEYBERVOX WHAT MEAN THESE PEALS FROM EVERY TOWER AND CROWDS LIKE SEAS THAT SWAY THEY CANNON REPLY THEY SPEAK THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE IMPASSIONED AND SAY A CITY IN FLAGS FOR A CITY IN FLAMES RICHMOND GOES BABYLON'S WAY SING AND PRAY O WEARY YEARS IN WOEFUL WARS AND ARMIES IN THE GRAVE BUT HEARTS UNQUELLED AT LAST DETER THE HELM DILATED LUCIFER HONOUR TO GRANT THE BRAVE WHOSE THREE STARS NOW LIKE ORIONS RISE WHEN WRECK IS ON THE WAVE BLESS HIS GRAVE
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