Maryland My Maryland

The despot's heel is on thy shore,
    Maryland!
    His torch is at thy temple door,
    Maryland!
    Avenge the patriotic gore
    That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
    And be the battle queen of yore,
    Maryland! My Maryland!

  
    Thou wilt not cower in the dust,
    Maryland!
    Thy beaming sword shall never rust,
    Maryland!
    Remember Carroll's sacred trust,
    Remember Howard's warlike thrust,-
    And all thy slumberers with the just,
    Maryland! My Maryland!

    
    Dear Mother! burst the tyrant's chain,
    Maryland!
    Virginia should not call in vain,
    Maryland!
    She meets her sisters on the plain-
    Sic semper! 'tis the proud refrain
    That baffles minions back amain,
    Maryland!
    Arise in majesty again,
    Maryland! My Maryland!