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Show THE SUNSHINE STATE Amid the galaxy of spheres, Divinely sweet to mortal ears, Rings out a symphony sublime, A jubilant, victorious chime, From yon bright place where, throned on high, Columbia’s daughters gild the sky. Piercing the mists of sixty years, Lo, in the West a gleam appears; And, flashing through the purple night, Fills all the firmament with light. Another Star! The Planets ery: Welcome, thrice welcome to the sky! BY COPYRIGHT 1912 R. E. TWITCHELL |) Shine forth, O conqueror of fate, Triumphant over scorn and hate; Thou, in Columbia’s diadem, The newest, yet the fairest gem; Send down upon us from above The Light of Liberty and Love. a ae a! Ride on, victorious, elate, Thou symbol of our Sunshine State; And beam throughout thy pathway bright Pr ee te Se or, a &:-F.. 8-4 aed a re a he | oe | ei © ole >eh nae ey oe EY ee ee = red vee Past is the night, the dawning fair Is flooding all the ambient air; And, spurning with a high disdain The clouds that barred his way in vain, The Sun God in his golden car Rides forth to greet the new born Star. Phe ee ee | it i te bah ed rie Pete ee te eS wie eee ine Meee ee AE = * Ea Fd ca ae MS Kffulgent i i rf yet) | Star of our hopes, whose gladdening beams Fulfill the promise of our dreams; Late born among thy Sisters fair, Yet peer of e’en the brightest there; So long desired, so long delayed, Shine forth exultant, unafraid! Ge TRADES GuohyeouNet Sp THE TORCH CEDAR PRESS RAPIDS IOWA on our raptured sight; O, glorious Sun! O Star divine, New Mexico, forever shine! —Epwarp McQUEEN GRAY |