Red, White, and Blue; or Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean

Another patriotic song, and one of my favorite ACW tunes: Red, White and Blue, also known by it's first line Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. Lyrics are once again drawn from The Book of Popular Songs; they also appeared in periodicals and songbooks throughout the war years.

RED WHITE AND BLUE  

OH Columbia, the gem of the Ocean,
    The home of the brave and the free,
The shrine of each patriot's devotion,
    A world offers homage to thee.
Thy mandates make heroes assemble,
    When liberty's form stands in view,
Thy banners make tyranny tremble,
    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 banners make tyranny tremble,
         When borne by the red, white, and blue.  

When war waged its wide desolation,
    And threatened our land to deform,
The ark then of freedom's foundation,
    Columbia rode safe through the storm.
With her garland of victory o'er her,
    When so proudly she bore her bold crew,
With her flag proudly floating before her,
    The boast of the red, white and blue.
                                   The boast of, &c.  

The wine cup, the wine cup bring hither,
     And fill you it up to the brim,
May the memory of Washington ne'er wither,
     Nor the star of his glory grow dim.
May the service united ne'er sever,
    But e'er to their colors prove true,
The army and navy forever,
    Three cheers for the red, white, and blue.
                                    Three cheers for, &c. 

There is sheet music (1844) available; you can also hear it sung on-line.