On April 19, 1775 Massachusetts Patriots fought the opening battle of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord and routed the British Regulars.
In 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a poem, "Concord Hymn" for the dedication of the Obelisk, a monument to commemorate the Patriots who gave their lives at this battle. Below is the poem.
May the Massachusetts Patriots today be victorious and reclaim the honor of those fallen heroes.
Concord Hymn
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those heroes dare,
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
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