Rise, Crowned with Light, Imperial Salem, Rise! by Alexander Pope, 1712 NATIONAL HYMN—George William Warren OLD 124TH—Genevan Psalter, 1551 RUSSIAN HYMN—Alexis T. Lwoff Rise, Crowned with Light, Imperial Salem, Rise! 1 Rise, Crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise! Exalt Thy towering head and lift Thine eyes! See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon Thee in a flood of day. 2 See a long race Thy spacious courts adorn: See future sons, and daughters yet unborn, In crowding