[Pamphlets. American history]

CAMBRIDGE REVOLUTIONARY MEMORIAL. 15
fell, and who received so unworthy a burial, have
been preserved, and are now recorded imperishably.
To-day we remember them, and are thankful that they
lived and fought. Soon we, too, shall pass away; but
our successors will take our places, and will bring
here the tribute of grateful hearts. The stately
Monument which adorns the Common, and the humbler shaft which we have placed here, both speak to
us of patriotism, of devotion to duty, and of self-sacrifice in the cause of human rights. May they carry
down to the latest posterity the story of heroic valor
in the cause of liberty, of justice, and of nationality
created and preserved.
When the Mayor had finished, the choir sung the following original hymn, contributed by Mrs. A. C. WELLINGTON:
Borne on the ear in accents low
From recollection's tide,
Thought wafts us scenes of early days
Which courage beautified.
In solemn consecration met,
We tune our melody;
Grateful petitions we would raise,
And lift our hearts on high.
In mem'ry of that beauteous crown,
A patriot's just reward,
Prized be the fair inheritance
Bequeathed to us to guard!
Our fathers fought the glorious fight
At Liberty's dear shrine;
Affection's tendrils lovingly
About this spot shall twine.