{"id":30215,"date":"2020-04-19T15:29:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T15:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30215"},"modified":"2020-04-20T12:32:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T12:32:18","slug":"concord-hymn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30215","title":{"rendered":"Concord Hymn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:4925,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Old_North_Bridge&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4926,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biography.com\\\/writer\\\/ralph-waldo-emerson&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20221204015720\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.biography.com\\\/writer\\\/ralph-waldo-emerson&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 03:57:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 10:11:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 10:11:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4927,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.poetryfoundation.org\\\/poems\\\/45870\\\/concord-hymn&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1280px-Minute_Man_National_Historical_Park_MIMA0070-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30217\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1280px-Minute_Man_National_Historical_Park_MIMA0070-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1280px-Minute_Man_National_Historical_Park_MIMA0070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1280px-Minute_Man_National_Historical_Park_MIMA0070-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1280px-Minute_Man_National_Historical_Park_MIMA0070-940x626.jpg 940w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1280px-Minute_Man_National_Historical_Park_MIMA0070-440x294.jpg 440w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1280px-Minute_Man_National_Historical_Park_MIMA0070.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption>NPS Digital Archives<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 4, 1837, the residents of Concord, Massachusetts dedicated a monument obelisk on the eastern side of the Old North Bridge to commemorate the second battle of the American Revolution. That battle took place 245 years ago today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/294px-Memorial_obelisk_-_Old_North_Bridge-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/294px-Memorial_obelisk_-_Old_North_Bridge-1.jpg 294w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/294px-Memorial_obelisk_-_Old_North_Bridge-1-147x300.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The monument which was erected in 1836 had this <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_North_Bridge\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>inscription<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>HERE On the 19 of April, 1775, was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression[.] On the opposite Bank stood the American Militia[.] Here stood the Invading Army and on this spot the first of the Enemy fell in the War of that Revolution which gave Independence to these United States[.] In gratitude to GOD and In the love of Freedom this Monument was erected AD. 1836.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The dedication ceremony had speeches and a hymn written for the occasion by noted Concord resident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/writer\/ralph-waldo-emerson\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/a>. That hymn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/45870\/concord-hymn\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Concord Hymn<\/strong><\/a>, became better known as one of the great poems in American history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>By the rude bridge that arched the flood,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Their flag to April\u2019s breeze unfurled,<br>Here once the embattled farmers stood<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And fired the shot heard round the world.<\/p><p>The foe long since in silence slept;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;<br>And Time the ruined bridge has swept<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.<\/p><p>On this green bank, by this soft stream,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We set today a votive stone;<br>That memory may their deed redeem,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When, like our sires, our sons are gone.<\/p><p>Spirit, that made those heroes dare<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To die, and leave their children free,<br>Bid Time and Nature gently spare<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The shaft we raise to them and thee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Lines such as &#8220;the rude bridge that arched the flood&#8221; and &#8220;the shot heard around the world&#8221; have since passed into the lexicon of American history. Whether such history is still taught in schools is up for debate. If I had to hazard a guess, it has been supplanted by grievance studies telling how unjust, how racist, how whatever America is and always was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sigh.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 4, 1837, the residents of Concord, Massachusetts dedicated a monument obelisk on the eastern side of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2644,306,5216,5215,5214,5217,3836],"class_list":["post-30215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-american-revolution","tag-battle-of-lexington-and-concord","tag-concord-hymn","tag-concord-ma","tag-old-north-bridge","tag-poetry","tag-ralph-waldo-emerson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30215"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30222,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30215\/revisions\/30222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}