Sheet music

Original

Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. Thomas à Becket. A cappella. Secular , Folksong. Language. English. Unison.

Translation

Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. Thomas à Becket. A cappella. Secular , Folksong. Language. English. Unison.

Original

This song is of uncertain origin. In England it has been sung to the words "Britannia, the Pride of the Ocean" and the English claim that it originated in their country. In the United States, the authorship has been claimed by both David T. Shaw and Thomas à Becket.

Translation

This song is of uncertain origin. In England it has been sung to the words "Britannia, the Pride of the Ocean" and the English claim that it originated in their country. In the United States, the authorship has been claimed by both David T. Shaw and Thomas à Becket.