| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | Montreal | | By William Douw Schuyler-Lighthall (1857–1954) |
| | | REIGN on, majestic Ville-Marie! | |
| Spread wide thy ample robes of state; | |
| The heralds cry that thou art great, | |
| And proud are thy young sons of thee | |
| Mistress of half a continent, | 5 |
| Thou risest from thy girlhood’s rest; | |
| We see thee conscious heave thy breast | |
| And feel thy rank and thy descent. | |
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| Sprung of the saint and chevalier! | |
| And with the Scarlet Tunic wed! | 10 |
| Mount Royal’s crown upon thy head; | |
| And past thy footstool, broad and clear, | |
| St. Lawrence sweeping to the sea; | |
| Reign on, majestic Ville-Marie! | | | | |
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