“Port Nelson
Written and composed by J. H. Webb
I.
This building shows a bounteous hand,
Has showered blessings through the land,
And well becomes your great concern,
That old and young God's truth should learn,
That old and young God's truth should learn,
That old and young God's truth should learn.

II.
Our hearts and voices join to raise,
A hymn of gratitude and praise,
For all the kindnesses received
From friends and patrons in our need.

III.
May we our blessings dearly prize,
And thus from step to step arise
In Wisdom's ways, whose paths are peace,
Contentment, love, and righteousness.

IV.
'Tis thus the Public School will prove
The harbinger of heavenly love,
And down to late posterity
Will stand the glory of Rum Cay*.”
[The Nassau Guardian (NP) 16 Aug 1851, p.3]
[https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00076890/00160/3x]
Music is here.

* FYI Mudcatters - most of the Great Vowel Shift never made it to The Bahamas, ergo “cay” rhymes with “key” – which is how they spell it in Florida... mostly.