COLUMBIA'S BANNER

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL ODE TO THE COLUMBUS DAY- WHICH IS OFFICIALLY KNOW AS " COLUMBIA'S BANNER" SINCE 1892. FIRST TIME THIS ODE WAS ADOPTED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  AS A PART OF THE OFFICIAL CEREMONY OF THE  OFFICIAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE COLUMBUS DAY ON THE 12TH OF OCTOBER 1892. THIS OFFICIAL CEREMONY IS CELEBRATED EACH YEAR IN THE WHOLE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND  THE COLUMBUS DAY IS OFFICIALLY CALLED THE FLAG DAY, AS THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS RAISED OFFICIALLY THAT DAY IN ALL THE COUNTRY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE COLUMBUS DAY AS WELL IS CALLED THE DISCOVERY DAY AS THIS IS OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA BY THE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN 1492.

 Contributed by The Youth's Companion 

THE ODE FOR COLUMBUS DAY. 

"COLUMBIA'S BANNER." 

"God helping me,"-cried Columbus, "though fair or foul the breeze," 
I will sail and sail till I find the land beyond the western seas!"- 
So an eagle might leave its eyrie, bent though the blue should bar, 
To fold its wings on the loftiest peak of an undiscovered star !
And into the vast and void abyss he followed the setting sun; 

Nor gulfs nor gales could fright his sails till the wondrous quest was done.

But O the weary vigils, the murmuring, torturing days, 

Till the Pinta's gun, and the shout of "Land!" set the black night ablaze! 

Till the shore lay fair as Paradise in morning's balm and gold, 

And a world was won from the conquered deep, and the tale of the ages told!

Uplift the starry Banner! The best age is begun!

We are the heirs of the mariners whose voyage that morn was done. 

Measureless lands Columbus gave, and rivers through zones that roll,

But his rarest, noblest bounty was a New World for the Soul! 

For he sailed from the Past with its stifling walls, to the Future's open sky,

And the ghosts of gloom and fear were laid as the breath of heaven went by;

And the pedant's pride and the lordling's scorn were lost,in that vital air,

As fogs are lost when sun and wind sweep ocean blue and bare;

 And Freedom and larger Knowledge dawned clear,the sky to span,

The birthright, not of priest or king, but of every child of man!

Uplift the New World's Banner to greet the exultant sun! 

Let its rosy gleams still follow his beams as swift to west they run, 

Till the wide air rings with shout and hymn to welcome it shining high, 

And our eagle from lone Katahdin to Shasta's snow can fly 

In the light of its stars as fold on fold is flung to the autumn sky! 

Uplift it, Youth and Maidens, with songs and loving cheers; 

Through triumph's, raptures, it has waved, through agonies and tears.

Columbia looks from sea to sea and thrills with joy to know 

Her myriad sons, as one, would leap to shield it from a foe!

And you who soon will be the State, and shape each great decree, 

Oh,vow to live and die for it, if glorious death must be! 

The brave of all the centuries gone this starry Flag have wrought; 

In dungeons dim, on gory fields, its light and peace were bought;

And you who front the future-whose days our dreams fulfill- 

On Liberty's immortal height, oh plant it firmer still!

For it floats for broadest learning; for the soul's supreme release; 

For law disdaining license; for righteousness and peace; 

For valor born of justice; and its amplest scope and plan 

Makes a queen of every woman, a king of every man! 

While forever, like Columbus, o'er Truth's unfathomed main 

It pilots to the hidden isles, a grander realm to gain.

Ah! what a mighty trust is ours, the noblest ever sung, 

To keep this Banner spotless its kindred stars among! 

Our fleets may throng the oceans-our forts the headlands crown- 

Our mines their treasures lavish for mint and mart and town- 

Rich fields and flocks and busy looms bring plenty, far and wide-

And statelier temples deck the land than Rome's or Athens pride-

And science dare the mysteries of earth and wave and sky-

Till none with us in splendor and strength and skill can vie; 

Yet, should we reckon Liberty and Manhood less than these, 

And slight the right of the humblest between our circling seas,-

Should we be false to our sacred past, our fathers God forgetting, 

This Banner would lose its lustre, our sun be nigh his setting! 

But the dawn will sooner forget the east, the tides their ebb and flow, 

Than you forget our radiant Flag, and its matchless gifts forego!

Nay!you will keep it high-advanced with ever-brightening sway- 

The Banner whose light betokens the Lord's diviner day- 

Leading the nations gloriously in Freedom's holy way! 

No cloud on the field of azure-no stain on the rosy bars- 

God bless you, Youths and Maidens, as you guard the Stripes and Stars!   

THIS HYMN WAS OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS AS THE OFFICIAL PLAY AND CONCERT ON THE OFFICIAL CELEBRATION EVENT OF THE CRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY ON THE DAY OF THE 12TH OF OCTOBER OF  THE YEAR 1908.   

References

THE HYMN IS PRESENTED AS IT IS AS IT WAS FOUND IN THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE OF THE MINISTERY OF THE EDUCATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR TEACHERS-THE INDIANA SCHOOL JOURNAL 1892, VOLUME NUMBER 10, MONTH OF OCTOBER.

The Discovery of America

 

The Discovery of America 

By BESSIE F. DODGE.

  OFFICIAL HYMN AND OFFICIAL POEM FOR THE OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF THE COLUMBUS DAY ON THE OCTOBER TWELFTH,  IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS DAY IS OFFICIALLY CALLED THE DISCOVERY DAY AND AS WELL THIS IS THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IS CALLED THE FLAG DAY. ON THE COLUMBUS DAY THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS RAISED.

A PLAY - For thirteen children each reciting one verse - one child at a time.

THIS PLAY IS COMMEMORATION OF THE REAL HISTORICAL EVENTS WHICH HAPPENED ON THE SHIPS OF THE CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN 1492.

October twelfth is Discovery Day; 
And I'll tell you one thing more- 
To discover is to find out 
What was not known before.

Hundreds of years ago, 

In fourteen-ninety-two, 

Christopher Columbus 

Sailed over the ocean blue.

Before that time, white people 

Lived on the other side, 

And between them and America 

Lay the Atlantic, deep and wide.

Columbus was an Italian, 

His home was near the sea; 

In school he studied geography, 

That he a sailor might be.

All but this Columbus 

Thought the world was small and_flat,

And if they traveled very far, 

Would come to the edge-think of that.  

He tried to prove to learned men 

That the earth is like a ball, 

But only a very few 

Would listen to him at all.

At last, Queen Isabella,

Said she believed him any way, 

And helped to fit out three small ships 

To sail westward without delay.

After sailing for many weeks, 

The men were filled with alarm, 

And planned if Columbus did not turn back,

To do him cruel harm.

Columbus understood how they felt, 

And said if in three days more 

They did not see signs of land, 

They would return to their homeward shore.

But before the time was over, 

Land was in full view, 

Indians were here and there, 

In wigwam and canoe.

Columbus in a scarlet robe, 

With Spain's banner in his hand, 

With the sailors went on shore 

And thanked God for the beautiful land.      

This country was named America, 

But some people think-do you?- 

That it should have been Columbia, 

For Columbus brave and true.

This fact then do not forget, 

Whatever else you do;

 Columbus discovered America

In 1492.     

THE HYMN IS PRESENTED AS IT IS AS IT WAS FOUND IN THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE OF THE MINISTERY OF THE EDUCATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR TEACHERS- PRIMARY EDUCATION, YEAR 1908, VOLUME NUMBER 10, MONTH OF OCTOBER.

Rereferences:

1.THIS HYMN WAS OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS AS THE OFFICIAL PLAY AND CONCERT ON THE OFFICIAL CELEBRATION EVENT OF THE CRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY ON THE DAY OF THE 12TH OF OCTOBER OF  THE YEAR 1908.

2,The Real America in Romance 
BEYOND SUNSET SEAS THE AGE OF DISCOVERY 1435-1506 

EDITED BY EDWIN MARKHAM 

Autumn Leaves

 Autumn Leaves 

Official Hymn of the Columbus Day sung in the Schools of The United States of America since 1908.

By:  

ALICE COOK FULLER, Deadwood, S.D.

The children should have small twigs, bearing Autumn leaves pinned to the shoulders, and small branches crossed on the breast. One larger branch should be held in the right hand, with its point touching the left shoulder.

SONG TUNE "Hold the Fort"

Hark ! The trees are all ashiver( motion 1) 
Strange sounds do they hear. 
See the crimson leaves aquiver- 
North Wind's drawing near.

Chorus 

"Come", he calls, "your playtime's over; 

Seek your beds so warm, 

Gently fall these seeds to cover- 

Guarding them from harm."

Autumn haze is sweeping o'er us, 

Leaves are red and gold,

 North Wind fairies sing the chorus

 To us as of old.

Chorus 

"Come", they say,- "Your playtime", etc.. 

See(motion2), the Autumn leaves are falling (motion 3) 

In the crisp, fresh air! 

Have they not heard North Wind calling 

All the leaves so fair?

Chorus 

"Come", he called, etc.

MOTIONS 

1. Shake the longer branches lightly. 

2. Raise larger branches to position above heads. 

3. Bring slowly down to position.

     

Gently swaying branches to and fro, march entirely across the front of the room, down the outside aisles, up the center aisle, and separating at the front, march to right and left, down the outside aisles, and across the back then from there to their seats. 

  

THIS HYMN WAS OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS AS THE OFFICIAL PLAY AND CONCERT ON THE OFFICIAL CELEBRATION EVENT OF THE CRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY ON THE DAY OF THE 12TH OF OCTOBER OF  THE YEAR 1908.

THE OFFICIAL HYMN IS TRADITIONAL TUNE OF THE PATRIOTIC HYMN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: " HOLD THE FORT". THE OFFICIAL HYMN OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE COLUMBUS DAY IS TRADITIONALLY CALLED THE AUTUMN LEAVES FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED OF YEARS.

The text of the Hymn " Hold The Fort"

That which ye have hold fast till I come REV ii 25 

1. Ho my comrades See the signal Waving in the sky!

Reinforcements now appearing, Victory is nigh!

"Hold the fort the fort for I am coming," Jesus signals still,

Wave the answer back to Heaven, "By Thy grace we will." 

2 See the mighty host advancing, Satan leading on:

Mighty men around us falling, Courage almost gone!

"Hold the fort the fort for I am coming," Jesus signals still,

Wave the answer back to Heaven, "By Thy grace we will." 

3.3 See the glorious banner waving! 

Hear the trumpet blow! 

In our Leader's name we 'll triumph 

Over every foe!

4.4 Fierce and long the battle rages, 

But our help is near: 

Onward comes our great Commander, 

Cheer, my comrades, cheer! 

    

References

THE HYMN PRESENTED AS IT IS AS IT WAS FOUND IN THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE OF THE MINISTERY OF THE EDUCATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR TEACHERS- 

1.PRIMARY EDUCATION, YEAR 1908, VOLUME NUMBER 10, MONTH OF OCTOBER.

2.SACRED SONGS AND SOLOS SUNG BY IRA D SANKEY K. AND P.P. BLISS
LONDON MORGAN AND SCOTT 

OFFICE OF The Christian 12 PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS  

OFFICIAL SONG OF COLUMBUS DAY

 Verses

Read responsively the first thirty one verses of Psalm CVII 

SONG OF COLUMBUS DAY 

Contributed by 

The Youth's Companion 

AIR: Lyons 

 Columbia my, land! all hail the glad day 

When first to thy strand Hope pointed the way:

Hail him who thro' darkness first followed the Flame 

That led where the Mayflower of Liberty came.

Dear Country, the star of the valiant and free!

Thy exiles afar are dreaming of thee. 

No fields of the Earth so enchantingly shine, 

No air breathes such incense, such music as thine.

Humanity's home! thy sheltering breast

 Gives welcome and room to strangers oppress'd. 

Pale children of Hunger and Hatred and Wrong 

Find life in thy freedom and joy in thy song.

Thy fairest estate the lowly may hold, 

Thy poor may grow great, thy feeble grow bold,

 For worth is the watchword to noble degree, 

And manhood is mighty where manhood is free.

O Union of States, and union of souls! 

Thy promise awaits, thy future unfolds, 

And earth from her twilight is hailing the sun,

That rises where people and rulers are one.     

by Theron Brown 

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL HYMN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHANTED IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON OCTOBER 12- COLUMBUS DAY SINCE 1892. THE HYMN I HAVE FOUND IN THE MAGAZINE OF THE MINISTERY OF EDUCATION OF THE USA- THE INDIANA SCHOOL MAGAZINE, NO 10- MONTH OF OCTOBER, YEAR 1892. THE HYMN IS PRESENTED AS IT IS.

INDIANA SCHOOL JOURNAL VOL XXXVII OCTOBER 1892 NUMBER 10 

An Indian Lullaby

 An Indian Lullaby 

(A HYMN)

Rock-a-by, rock-a-by, little brown baby.
Safe on the green branch so high,
 Shut your bright black eyes and go 
sleep, baby, 
While the wood-wing sings, "Hush- 
a -by-by." 

"Hush-a-by-hush" 'tis the voice of 

forest, 

"Hush-a-by-hush "the leaves seem 

to say, 

"Hush-a-by-hush" sing the wild birds 

in chorus, 

Up in the tree tops so far, far away.

Rock-a-by, rock-a-by, swinging so  

gently,

See, from the dark woods so cool and 

so deep, 

The little gray squirrel, the timid 

brown rabbit

 Are coming to see if papoose is

asleep.

Mother will watch by her little brown 

baby, 

Swinging aloft on the green branches 

so high, 

No harm can come to the little brown 

baby 

Hush-a-by, rock-a-by, hush-a-by-by. 

BY - Selected(THIS IS THE NATIONAL NATIVE INDIAN LULLABY OF THE NATIVE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE NORTH AMERICA) 

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

NORMAL INSTRUCTOR OCTOBER  1927 

THE ORIGINAL  HYMN, RECOMMENDED TO THE PURITAN SCHOOL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  THE ORIGINAL LULLABY OF THE NORTHERN AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES AND THE HISTORICAL LULLABY OF THE PILGRIMS, THE  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 THANKSGIVING DAY AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE  COLUMBUS DAY. 

Autumn Leaves

 Autumn Leaves 

(HYMN)

By Eula G Lincoln 

The leaves have turned from green gold 
And red and orange and brown; 
Whenever gentle breezes blow 
They come a-dancing down.

I watch them floating in the brook 

And make believe they're ships, 

With fairy crews and precious loads, 

On long and dangerous trips.

I like to wander in the woods, 

For there it smells so sweet, 

And where the leaves are lying thick, 

To walk with lagging feet.

I like the little leaves of spring. 

They re green and fresh and bright, 

But autumn leaves in colors gay 

Are such a pretty sight.    

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

NORMAL INSTRUCTOR OCTOBER  1927 

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

NORMAL INSTRUCTOR OCTOBER  1927 

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 WRITTEN BY THE POETESSE EULA G. LINCOLN AND WAS  RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS THE MOTION SONG FOR THE PLAYS ABOUT THE PILGRIMS, NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS AND  FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE COLUMBUS DAY. 

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 

Columbus Day

 Columbus Day Exercise 

(HYMN) 

By Alice E Allen 

(May be recited by four children each giving one stanza or by three all giving last.)

A little ship, 
An ocean wide,
 A troubled crew, 
So terrified.

A captain who, 

From dusk to dawn, 

Gave this command- 

"Sail on! Sail on!"

A bird, a branch,

With berries red, 

A light-oh joy, 

Land, land ahead!

The flag of Spain 

Proudly unfurled- 

Columbus finds 

Our own New World!

(Our own School sings first and last of "America")  
 

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

NORMAL INSTRUCTOR OCTOBER  1927 

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.