Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Riverside song book — Ode for Washington's Birthday (1893)
“ Wel-come to the day re - turn-ing, Dear - er still as a - ges flow, 2. Hear the tale of youthful glo - ry, While of Brit-ain's res-cued band, 3. Look ! the shad-ow on the di - al, Marks the hour of deadlier strife; 4. Vain is Em-pire's mad temp-ta - tion! Not for him an earthly crown! 5. "By the name that you in - her-it. By the suf- f'rings you re-call, 6. Fa - ther! we whose ears have tin- gled With the dis- cord notes of shame,— While the torch of faith is burn - ing, Long as free-dom's al- tars glow! ”
