 | Poems by John Howard Bryant |  |
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UPWARD, ONWARD.
Upward, Onward are our watchwords,
Though the winds blow good or ill;
Though the skies be calm or stormy,
These shall be our watchwords still.
Though the winds blow good or ill;
Though the skies be calm or stormy,
These shall be our watchwords still.
Upward, Onward in the battle.
Waged for freedom and the right;
Never resting, never weary,
Till a victory crowns the fight
Waged for freedom and the right;
Never resting, never weary,
Till a victory crowns the fight
Waking every morn to duty,
Ere the daylight fades away;
Let some deed for human progress,
Crown the labors of the day.
Ere the daylight fades away;
Let some deed for human progress,
Crown the labors of the day.
Upward, Onward, pressing forward,
'Till monoplies shall fall;
'Till the flag that floats above us
Equal rights proclaims to all.
'Till monoplies shall fall;
'Till the flag that floats above us
Equal rights proclaims to all.
Lo! a better day is dawning,
Brighter prospects ope before;
Spread your banner to the breezes,
Upward, Onward, evermore.
Brighter prospects ope before;
Spread your banner to the breezes,
Upward, Onward, evermore.
| Poems by John Howard Bryant | |