THE GRAND RALLY.

Fromhilltop, from valley, from mountain, from plain,Come, Freemen, assemble, assemble;The glad shout of Freedom send forth like a flame,At its sound shall fell Tyranny tremble.From woodland and heather,Come gather, come gather,And unfurl the bright flag of Freedom forever.’Tis the province of thee,Being sons of the Free,To combat with tyrants, ’tis Freedom’s decree:From the forge, from the mines, from the anvil we callWorking-men, sons of toil! ’tis thy rightTo combat with those who would labor enthrall,And be foremost of all in the fight;From workshops and fields,Come, Labor, revealHonest faces which oil, smoke, and dust can’t conceal,Make every sledge that you slingOn the firm anvil ringThe bold song of Freedom that Labor is King.For liberty, “Lincoln,” for “Hamlin,” our cause,And a free public domain, we fight;A free Constitution, correct honest Laws,Elevation of labor and right.We swear in our might,On this spot to unite,For “Free Soil” in our natures we love it;The public domain shall beAs unpledged and freeAs the eagle that hovers above it.

Fromhilltop, from valley, from mountain, from plain,Come, Freemen, assemble, assemble;The glad shout of Freedom send forth like a flame,At its sound shall fell Tyranny tremble.From woodland and heather,Come gather, come gather,And unfurl the bright flag of Freedom forever.’Tis the province of thee,Being sons of the Free,To combat with tyrants, ’tis Freedom’s decree:From the forge, from the mines, from the anvil we callWorking-men, sons of toil! ’tis thy rightTo combat with those who would labor enthrall,And be foremost of all in the fight;From workshops and fields,Come, Labor, revealHonest faces which oil, smoke, and dust can’t conceal,Make every sledge that you slingOn the firm anvil ringThe bold song of Freedom that Labor is King.For liberty, “Lincoln,” for “Hamlin,” our cause,And a free public domain, we fight;A free Constitution, correct honest Laws,Elevation of labor and right.We swear in our might,On this spot to unite,For “Free Soil” in our natures we love it;The public domain shall beAs unpledged and freeAs the eagle that hovers above it.

Fromhilltop, from valley, from mountain, from plain,Come, Freemen, assemble, assemble;The glad shout of Freedom send forth like a flame,At its sound shall fell Tyranny tremble.From woodland and heather,Come gather, come gather,And unfurl the bright flag of Freedom forever.’Tis the province of thee,Being sons of the Free,To combat with tyrants, ’tis Freedom’s decree:

Fromhilltop, from valley, from mountain, from plain,

Come, Freemen, assemble, assemble;

The glad shout of Freedom send forth like a flame,

At its sound shall fell Tyranny tremble.

From woodland and heather,

Come gather, come gather,

And unfurl the bright flag of Freedom forever.

’Tis the province of thee,

Being sons of the Free,

To combat with tyrants, ’tis Freedom’s decree:

From the forge, from the mines, from the anvil we callWorking-men, sons of toil! ’tis thy rightTo combat with those who would labor enthrall,And be foremost of all in the fight;From workshops and fields,Come, Labor, revealHonest faces which oil, smoke, and dust can’t conceal,Make every sledge that you slingOn the firm anvil ringThe bold song of Freedom that Labor is King.

From the forge, from the mines, from the anvil we call

Working-men, sons of toil! ’tis thy right

To combat with those who would labor enthrall,

And be foremost of all in the fight;

From workshops and fields,

Come, Labor, reveal

Honest faces which oil, smoke, and dust can’t conceal,

Make every sledge that you sling

On the firm anvil ring

The bold song of Freedom that Labor is King.

For liberty, “Lincoln,” for “Hamlin,” our cause,And a free public domain, we fight;A free Constitution, correct honest Laws,Elevation of labor and right.We swear in our might,On this spot to unite,For “Free Soil” in our natures we love it;The public domain shall beAs unpledged and freeAs the eagle that hovers above it.

For liberty, “Lincoln,” for “Hamlin,” our cause,

And a free public domain, we fight;

A free Constitution, correct honest Laws,

Elevation of labor and right.

We swear in our might,

On this spot to unite,

For “Free Soil” in our natures we love it;

The public domain shall be

As unpledged and free

As the eagle that hovers above it.


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