Bonus Poem: Hymn, "Oh, Charlottesville!"

Oh, Charlottesville!

A hymn that can be sung to the tune "Materna" by Samuel A. Ward

Oh, Charlottesville! A nation grieves

To see men so deceived

By claims of white supremacy,

And, violence we see

Resulting in the murder of

One who was surely loved;

And so we also stand, oh, Charlottesville, 

For you, with God above.

Oh, Charlottesville, your pride in those

Who stand for truth is great;

Who know the image of our God

In each one conquers hate;

Hold high the flag of liberty

For all in this great land;

May every soul, by love controlled,

For everyone now stand.

Oh, Charlottesville, for you we pray,

And for our nation, dear;

That soon the love of neighbor reigns

To wipe away our tears!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

Scott L. Barton

Written 8/12/17, on the anniversary of the birth of Katharine Lee Bates, author of "America the Beautiful," in 1859