Maryland! My Maryland! Poem by James Ryder Randall

Thou wilt not cower in the dust,
Maryland! my Maryland!
Thy beaming sword shall never rust,
Maryland! my Maryland!
Remember Carroll s sacred trust.
Remember Howard s warlike thrust,
And all thy slumb’rers with the just,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Thou wilt not yield the Vandal toll,
Maryland! my Maryland
Thou wilt not crook to his control,
Maryland! my Maryland!
Better the fire upon thee roll,
Better the shot, the blade, the bowl,
Than crucifixion of the soul,
Maryland! my Maryland!

I see no blush upon thy cheek,
Maryland! my Maryland!