The Coming of the Loyalists ~ By Canadian Poet Rev. Hiram A. Cody 

THE COMING OF THE LOYALISTS
~1783~
With battle-tide against you,
With all the guns asleep,
You left your homes and country,
And launched out on the deep;
You set your faces Eastward,
Your hearts knew no dismay,
As strong in hope and courage
You swept up Fundy's Bay.
O loyal-hearted exiles!
Souls true to God and King!
Your deeds will live and blossom,
As flowers bloom in Spring;
You fought the fight of Honor,
You staggered 'neath the blow,
Yet homeless, ruined, broken,
You bowed not to the foe.
The rugged wilds received you,
The great broad wilds that glow,
Their fertile lands relieved you,
Where lordly rivers flow;
And there you raised the Banner,
And there it floats unfurled,
A witness to your loyalty,
A challenge to the world.
~By Rev. Hiram A. Cody
In memory of my Loyalist ancestors who came to Canada between 1778 and 1785, who with their loyalty challenged the world, and became the founders of a great country and a determined people.
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