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Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Miss M. T. Durham Hymnal Title: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) Used With Text: Columbia! Columbia! to glory arise

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STAR OF COLUMBIA

Author: Dr. Dwight Appears in 6 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Social Harp First Line: Columbia! Columbia! to glory arise Used With Tune: STAR OF COLUMBIA

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STAR OF COLUMBIA

Author: Dr. Dwight Hymnal: The Social Harp #63 (1973) Hymnal Title: The Social Harp First Line: Columbia! Columbia! to glory arise Tune Title: STAR OF COLUMBIA

Columbia! Columbia! to glory arise

Author: Dr. Dwight Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #260 (1854) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Hymnal Title: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) Lyrics: 1. Columbia! Columbia! to glory arise, The queen of the world, and the child of the skies, Thy genius commands thee, with raptures behold, While ages on ages thy splendors unfold: Thy reign is the last and the noblest of time, 261 Most fruitful thy soil, most inviting thy clime; Let crimes of the east ne'er encrimson thy name, Be freedom, and science, and virtue thy fame. 2. To conquest and slaughter let Europe aspire, Whelm nations in blood, or wrap cities in fire; Thy heroes the rights of mankind shall defend, And triumph pursue them and glory attend. A world is thy realm, for a world be thy laws, Enlarged as thy empire, and just as thy cause; On freedom's broad basis that empire shall rise, Extend with the main, and dissolve with the skies. 3. Fair science her gate to thy sons shall unbar, And the east see thy morn hide the beams of her star; New bards and new sages unrivalled shall soar To fame unextinguished, when time is no more. To the last refuge of virtue designed, Shall fly from all nations, the best of mankind, There, grateful to heaven, with transport shall bring Their incense, more fragrant than odors of spring. 4. Nor less shall thy fair ones to glory ascend, And genius and beauty in harmony blend; Their graces of form shall awake pure desire, And the charms of the soul still enliven the fire: Their sweetness unmingled, their manners refined, And virtue's bright image enstamped on the mind; With peace and sweet rapture shall teach life to glow And light up a smile in the aspect of woe. 5. Thy fleets to all regions thy power shall display The nations admire, and the ocean obey; Each shore to thy glory its tribute unfold, And the east and the south yield their spices and gold, As the day-spring unbounded thy splendors shall flow, And earth's little kingdoms before thee shall bow, While the ensigns of union in triumph unfurled, Hush anarchy's sway, and give peace to the world. 6. Thus down a lone valley with cedars o'erspread, From the noise of the town I pensively strayed, The bloom from the face of fair heaven retired, The wind ceased to murmur, the thunders expired Perfumes, as of Eden, flowed sweetly along, And a voice, as of angels, enchantingly sung, Columbia! Columbia! to glory arise, The queen of the world, and the child of the skies. Languages: English Tune Title: STAR OF COLUMBIA

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Timothy Dwight

1752 - 1817 Person Name: Dr. Dwight Hymnal Title: The Social Harp Author of "STAR OF COLUMBIA" in The Social Harp Timothy Dwight (b. Northampton, MA, 1752; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1817) was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards who became a Congregationalist pastor, a Revolutionary War army chaplain, a tutor and professor at Yale College, and president of Yale from 1795 to 1817. As president he continued to teach and serve as chaplain and was instrumental in improving both the academic and the spiritual life of the college. Bert Polman =============== Dwight, Timothy, D.D. This is the most important name in early American hymnology, as it is also one of the most illustrious in American literature and education. He was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, May 14, 1752, and graduated at Yale College, 1769; was a tutor there from 1771 to 1777. He then became for a short time a chaplain in the United States Army, but passed on in 1783 to Fairfield, Connecticut, where he held a pastorate, and taught in an Academy, till his appointment, in 1795, as President of Yale College. His works are well known, and need no enumeration. He died at New Haven, Jan. 11, 1817. In 1797 the General Association of Connecticut, being dissatisfied with Joel Barlow's 1785 revision of Watts, requested Dwight to do the work de novo. This he did liberally, furnishing in some instances several paraphrases of the same psalm, and adding a selection of hymns, mainly from Watts. The book appeared as— "The Psalms of David, &c.... By I. Watts, D.D. A New Edition in which the Psalms omitted by Dr. Watts are versified, local passages are altered, and a number of Psalms are versified anew in proper metres. By Timothy Dwight, D.D., &c….To the Psalms is added a Selection of Hymns," 1800. Dwight's lyrics are all professedly psalms, but they are by no means literal versions. His original compositions number 33. Of these many are still in common use, the most important being:— 1. Blest be the Lord, Who heard my prayer. Psalm xxviii. This is the second part of Psalm xxviii., in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. It is in the English New Congregational Hymn Book, 1859. 2. I Love Thy kingdom, Lord. Psalm cxxxvii. This is version three of Ps. 137, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines, and is in extensive use at the present time throughout the States. It is also included in many English, Irish, and Scottish collections, sometimes in the original form, as in Alford's Year of Praise, 1867; again as, "I love Thy Church, 0 God," which opens with the second stanza, as in the Scottish Evangelical Union Hymnal, 1878, in 3 stanzas, and "We love Thy kingdom, Lord," in the Irish Church Hymnal, 1873. In Cleveland's Lyra Sacra Americana six stanzas only are given from the original. Next to this in popularity are his 2nd and 3rd renderings of Psalm lxxxviii.:— 3. Shall man, 0 God of life and light. (3rd stanza) 4. While life prolongs its precious light. (2nd stanza) Both of which are in extensive use. From his 4th version of the same Psalm (88), the following hymns have been compiled, each opening with the stanza indicated:— 5. Just o'er the grave I hung. Stanza ii. 6. I saw beyond the tomb. Stanza iv. 7. Ye sinners, fear the Lord. Stanza xii. This last is found in Spurgeon's 0ur Own Hymnbook. The original version consists of 13 stanzas. 8. 0 Thou Whose sceptre earth and seas obey. Psalm lxxii. This is his second version of this Psalm, and was given in the Comprehensive Rippon, 1844. The following, most of which are of a more jubilant character, are well known:— 9. How pleasing is Thy voice. Psalm lxv. 10. In Zion's sacred gates. Psalm cl. 11. Lord of all worlds, incline Thy gracious [bounteous] ear. Psalm llii. 12. Now to Thy sacred house. Psalm xliii., st. 3. 13. Sing to the Lord most high. Psalm c. 14. In barren wilds shall living waters spring. Psalm liii. 15. Lord, in these dark and dismal days. Psalm cxxxvii. No. 9 is found in Lyra Sacra Americana, pp. 101-2, the seven stanzas of the original being abbreviated to five. In addition to the Psalms, Dr. Dwight published three poems, "The Conquest of Canaan," 1785; "Greenfield Hill," 1794; "Triumph of Infidelity," 1788. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Matilda T. Durham

1815 - 1901 Person Name: Miss M. T. Durham Hymnal Title: The Social Harp Composer of "STAR OF COLUMBIA" in The Social Harp A woman of remarkable intelligence and talents; a most colorful personality. She wrote interesting articles for the religious papers of the day, being noted for the witty repartee that characterized her work. She was outstanding as a music teacher and composer of music, some of her songs being "On Jordan's Stormy Banks", "Heavenly Treasure", and "Star of Columbia". - from www.Kletke.com =============== Born: January 17, 1815. Died: July 30, 1901. Buried: Fowler-Hoy Family Cemetery, Noonday, Georgia. Daughter of George Durham and Susan Hyde Durham, Matilda was from the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area. She married Andrew Coan Hoy (1819-1890) and later lived in Cobb County, Georgia. © The Cyber Hymnal (www.hymntime.com/tch)