Columbus Acrostic

 Columbus Acrostic 

(HYMN)

By Effie Crawford 

 C is for Christopher, who in days 
yore 
Was born in Genoa, on Italy's shore. 

O is for Ocean, on which he did sail; 
No matter how stormy he weathered 

the gale.

L is for Land that he longed so to find, 

He left all his kindred and home ties 

behind.

U for Unfriendly, which his mates 

proved to be;

They threatened to throw him adrift in 

the sea.  

M is for Money, to aid in his task; 

The Queenm Isabella, gave all that he 

asked. 

B is for Boats. Their number was 

small. 

But patient their leader, and brave 

through it all.

U for Untraveled, the path that he 

chose. 

But from it a nation, much cherished, 

arose 

S for San Salvador, country he gave; 

Yet unloved and lonely, he went to his 

grave.

(ALL )

So Columbus, you see, the name 

we have here: 

And these are the reasons we 

him so dear.  

Christopher Columbus was a native of Genoa a,nd died at Valladolid in the year 1506 being about seventy years old. But this great man was unjustly deprived of the honor, of giving his name to this continent by Americus Vespucius, a native of Florence, who claimed the honor of being the first discoverer of the main land. 

ORIGINAL  HYMN SONG THE AMERICAN SCHOOL WAS FOUND IN THIS HISTORICAL  MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORIGINAL  HYMN SONG WAS FOUND IN THIS HISTORICAL  MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE ORIGINAL  HYMN OF THE PURITAN SCHOOL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE ORIGINAL  RECITATION AND THE  MOTION SONG WAS FOUND IN THIS HISTORICAL MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

NORMAL INSTRUCTOR OCTOBER  1927 

THIS HYMN WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS THE MOTION SONG FOR THE PLAY ABOUT THE PILGRIMS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE COLUMBUS DAY. 

References:

1.NORMAL INSTRUCTOR OCTOBER  1927 

2.ORIGINAL ACROSTICS BY ROBERT BLACKWELL ON SOME OF THE SOUTHERN STATES CONFEDERATE GENERALS AND VARIOUS OTHER PERSONS AND THINGS ST LOUIS PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR AT SOUTHWESTERN BOOK AND PUBLISHING CO 1869