THE LONE STAR FOREVER
Song Wtitten by
Edwin J. Barclay
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When freedom raised her glowing form
on Montserrado's verdant height,
She set within the doom of night,
'midst low ring stars and thunderstorms
the star of liberty - and seizing from the
waking morn, its burnished shield of golden flame
she lifted in her proud name
and raise a people long forlorn
to noble destiny
REFRAIN
The Lone Star forever!
The Lone Star forever!
O long may it float over land
and over sea.
Desert it, no never!
Uphold it, forever!
O shout for the Lone Star banner,
All hail.
Song written by
President Edwin James Barclay (1882-1955)
President of Liberia from 1930-1944
Liberia National Anthem
All hail, Liberia, hail! (All hail!)
All hail, Liberia, hail! (All hail!)
This glorious land of liberty,
Shall long be ours.
Though new her name,
Green be her fame,
And mighty be her powers,
And mighty be her powers.
In joy and gladness,
With our hearts united,
We'll shout the freedom,
Of a race benighted.
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
All hail, Liberia, hail! (All hail!)
All hail, Liberia, hail! (All hail!)
In union strong success is sure.
We cannot fail!
With God above,
Our rights to prove,
We will o'er all prevail,
We will o'er all prevail!
With heart and hand our country's cause defending,
We'll meet the foe with valour unpretending.
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
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The words were written by Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815-1880)
3rd President of Liberia (1864-1868)
The music was composed by Olmstead Luca (1826-1869)
The song became the Liberian National Anthem in 1847.