A monument to Washington? <br />A tablet graven with his name?-- <br />Green be the mound it stands upon, <br />And everlasting as his fame! <br /> <br />His glory fills the land--the plain, <br />The moor, the mountain, and the mart! <br />More firm than column, urn, or fane, <br />His monument--the human heart. <br /> <br />The Christian--patriot--hero--sage! <br />The chief from heaven in mercy sent; <br />His deeds are written on the age-- <br />His country is his monument. <br /> <br />'The sword of Gideon and the Lord' <br />Was mighty in his mighty hand-- <br />The God who guided he adored, <br />And with His blessing freed the land. <br /> <br />The first in war--the first in peace-- <br />The first in hearts that freeman own; <br />Unparalleled till time shall cease-- <br />He lives immortal and alone. <br /> <br />Yet let the rock-hewn tower arise, <br />High to the pathway of the sun, <br />And speak to the approving skies <br />Our gratitude to Washington.<br /><br />George Pope Morris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/washington-s-monument/
