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Maryland! My Maryland!

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1 The despot's heel is on thy shore,
Maryland, my Maryland!
His torch is at thy temple door,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Avenge the patriotic gore
That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore,
Maryland, my Maryland!

2 Hark to an exiled son's appeal,
Maryland, my Maryland!
My Mother State, to thee I kneel!
Maryland, my Maryland!
For life and death, for woe and weal,
Thy peerless chivalry reveal,
And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel,
Maryland, my Maryland!

3 Thou wilt not cower in the dust,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Thy gleaming sword shall never rust,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Remember Carroll's sacred trust,
Remember Howard's warlike thrust,
And all thy slumb'rers with the just,
Maryland, my Maryland!

Source: Songs of Service. Rev. ed. #a138

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Author: James Ryder Randall

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First Line: The despot's heel is on thy shore
Title: Maryland! My Maryland!
Author: James Ryder Randall
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Songs of Service #138

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The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection #127

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