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Thou warden of the western gate, above Manhattan Bay, / The fogs of doubt that hid thy face are driven clean away: / Thine eyes at last look far and clear, thou liftest high thy hand / To spread the light of liberty world-wide for every land.
No more thou dreamest of a peace reserved alone for thee, / While friends are fighting for thy cause beyond the guardian sea; / The battle that they wage is thine; thou fallest if they fall; / The swollen flood of Prussian pride will sweep unchecked o'er all.