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CHORAL SONG OF THE TEMPERANCE LEGIONS. |
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CHORAL SONG OF THE TEMPERANCE LEGIONS.
Wave, banners! wave!
Out of God's HOLY MOUNTAIN,
For the lips of the brave
Who were mighty to save,
Bearing LIFE on its wave—
Flows the cool crystal fountain—
Wave, banners! wave!
Blow, trumpets! blow!
Tell to Zion's sweet Daughter
How we conquered the foe
In the valley below—
(He is lying there now—)
By the Beautiful Water.
Blow, trumpets! blow!
Out of God's HOLY MOUNTAIN,
For the lips of the brave
Who were mighty to save,
Bearing LIFE on its wave—
Flows the cool crystal fountain—
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Blow, trumpets! blow!
Tell to Zion's sweet Daughter
How we conquered the foe
In the valley below—
(He is lying there now—)
By the Beautiful Water.
Blow, trumpets! blow!
Wave, banners! wave!
Fill the world with the story
Of the deeds of the brave
Who were mighty to save—
Sending Hell to his grave
On the GREEN FIELDS OF GLORY!
Wave, banners! wave!
Blow, trumpets! blow!
Clothe them all now in whiteness;
For the CHURCHES are so
Filling Earth with their snow,
That the Valley below
Looks like heaven in its brightness!
Blow, trumpets! blow!
Fill the world with the story
Of the deeds of the brave
Who were mighty to save—
Sending Hell to his grave
On the GREEN FIELDS OF GLORY!
Wave, banners! wave!
Blow, trumpets! blow!
Clothe them all now in whiteness;
For the CHURCHES are so
Filling Earth with their snow,
That the Valley below
Looks like heaven in its brightness!
Blow, trumpets! blow!
Villa Allegra, Jan. 1, 1847.
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