Like rivers in conflux, let parties now blend, Who e'er was a foe, let him now be a friend; In one tide of glory, together all mix, The system of concord completely to fix; Let us all meet together, and all sing together -- In the Union. Like the union of heaven, the moon and the sun, At times meet together, a short race to run; Let us all run together, but not to divide, That one in the other may safely confide; Let us all come together, and all sing together -- In the Union. Meet the lamb and the dove at the national bar, No thunder of faction their system shall jar; Like bright constellation in cluster to shine, Fill the last crash of nature to flow and refine; Let us all walk together, and all sing together -- In the Union. We'll mingle in wedlock, we'll mingle in prayer, To interdict marriage what mortal shall dare; No longer divided the nation shall be, Let all go together, by land and by sea; Let us all go together, and all stick together -- In the Union. How sweet is the union in heaven we see, The planets in ether unwavering we see; In this concentration, harmonious they move, In wonderful concord, the union of love; Then we'll all walk together, and all sing together -- In the Union. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DAY AND THE WORK by EDWIN MARKHAM NEIGHBORS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON AN EXPOSTULATION by ISAAC BICKERSTAFFE TO MY HONORED FRIEND SIR ROBERT HOWARD by JOHN DRYDEN TO A DOG'S MEMORY by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY SHUT OUT THAT MOON by THOMAS HARDY PEGGY, FR. THE GENTLE SHEPHERD by ALLAN RAMSAY |