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III. The Patriot.
“Dass nie ein Land zu keiner Zeit.”—
Baggesen.
Baggesen.
Who loves his country, firm will stand
To meet the fierce invader;
Will lift his sword, with earnest hand,
To aid her.
He knows no fear, when danger calls
The patriot to his country's walls:
When danger forth the patriot calls,
Fearless he fights, and willing falls.
To meet the fierce invader;
Will lift his sword, with earnest hand,
To aid her.
He knows no fear, when danger calls
The patriot to his country's walls:
When danger forth the patriot calls,
Fearless he fights, and willing falls.
So stood our fathers, side by side,
In freedom's cause victorious,
When back recoiled the invading tide,
Inglorious.
And when our country calls again,
O, be her voice not heard in vain!
When loud our country calls again,
Our home shall be the tented plain!
In freedom's cause victorious,
When back recoiled the invading tide,
Inglorious.
And when our country calls again,
O, be her voice not heard in vain!
When loud our country calls again,
Our home shall be the tented plain!
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