Walden's Miscellaneous Poems which the author desires to dedicate to the Cause of Education and Humanity |
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TEMPERANCE. |
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TEMPERANCE.
Stretch forth thy loving gentle hand
And raise thy banner to the sky,
Go, save the drunkards of the land,
When others shall have passed them by.
And raise thy banner to the sky,
Go, save the drunkards of the land,
When others shall have passed them by.
Oh, stretch thy net across the sea,
And gather in both great and small,
Yes, bid the drunkards come to thee,
And save them from the dreadful fall.
And gather in both great and small,
Yes, bid the drunkards come to thee,
And save them from the dreadful fall.
Thy ship is anchored near the shore,
Ten thousand stand upon her deck,
And she can carry thousands more.
Fearless of winds, or storms, or wreck.
Ten thousand stand upon her deck,
And she can carry thousands more.
Fearless of winds, or storms, or wreck.
How millions gather thick around,
With each eye fixed upon her sails,
To see her venture o'er the sound,
Moved onward by the gentle gales.
With each eye fixed upon her sails,
To see her venture o'er the sound,
Moved onward by the gentle gales.
She soon will reach the happy land,
And gently touch the blissful shore,
Where millions round their Saviour stand,
Who 'll sail this temperance boat no more.
And gently touch the blissful shore,
Where millions round their Saviour stand,
Who 'll sail this temperance boat no more.
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