Columbus Acrostic
(HYMN)
By Effie Crawford
C is for Christopher, who in days
yore
Was born in Genoa, on Italy's shore.
yore
Was born in Genoa, on Italy's shore.
O is for Ocean, on which he did sail;
No matter how stormy he weathered
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.
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.