COLUMBIA, THE GEM OF THE OCEAN

O Co-lum-bia the gem of the o-cean,
The home of the brave__and the free,_____
The shrine of each pa - trol's de-vo-tion,
A world__ of-fers hom - age to thee.
They___ man-dates make he - roes as-sem-ble,
When_ Lib-er-ty's form__stands in view;
Thy__ ban-ners make tyr - an - ny trem-ble
When_borne __ by the red, white, and blue!

When borne by the red, white , and blue!
When borne by the red, white , and blue!
Thy__ ban-ners make tyr - an - ny trem-ble
When_borne __ by the red, white, and blue!

When war winged its wide des-o-la-tion, 
And threat-ened the land__ to de-form,___
The ark then of free - dom's foun - da - tion,
Co - lum - bi -a  rode safe__through the storm.
With her gar - lands of vic -t'ry a-round her,
When so proud - ly she bore__her brave crew;
With her flag proud - ly float - ing be-fore her,
The__boast __ of the red, white, and blue!

The__boast __ of the red, white, and blue!
With her flag proud - ly float - ing be-fore her,
The__boast __ of the red, white, and blue!

The star span-gled ban - ner bring hith-er,
O'er Co - lum - bia's true sons__let it wave;__
May the wreaths they have won nev-er with - er,
Nor its stars__cease to shine_ on the brave. 

May thy ser-vice u - nit - ed ne'er sev-er,
But__hold to the col - ors so true;
The__ ar - my and na - vy for -ev -er,
Three__cheers__ for the red, white, and blue!

Three__cheers__ for the red, white, and blue!
Three__cheers__ for the red, white, and blue!
The__ ar - my and na - vy for -ev -er,
Three__cheers__ for the red, white, and blue!