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AMERICA'S EARLY SETTLERS, by                    
First Line: Today we meet from far and near
Last Line: And follow the light of their noble flame!
Subject(s): History; United States; Historians; America


Today we meet from far and near,
Here on this historic spot
Where eight score years ago our forebears
Pitched their tents and cast their lot.

Oft on this hill they wept and prayed
To our Father in Heaven, the Lord of all,
To Whom they looked in faith and trust;
For He notes the tiniest sparrow's fall.

Often they thought of "Home, Sweet Home,"
Far to the east of the mountains steep,
They saw their loved ones many a time
As they lay in the peaceful arms of sleep.

Beneath their stroke, fell forest trees,
Land was cleared for pastures green,
Cabins were built near running springs,
Where shrubs and flowers adorned the scene.

Here they met in the Meeting House
To sing of Immanuel's great love;
Here they learned of the narrow way
That leadeth to the Heavens above.

They toiled and struggled through many a year
And left to us a noble name.
Oh, kinsmen, let us honor them
And follow the light of their noble flame!





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