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VOICE OF THE NORTHERN WOMEN.
BY PHŒBE CARY.
Rouse, freemen, the foe has arisen,
His hosts are abroad on the plain;
And, under the stars of your banner,
Swear never to strike it again!
His hosts are abroad on the plain;
And, under the stars of your banner,
Swear never to strike it again!
O, fathers, who sit with your children,
Would you leave them a land that is free?
Turn now from their tender caresses,
And put them away from your knee.
Would you leave them a land that is free?
Turn now from their tender caresses,
And put them away from your knee.
O, brothers, we played with in childhood,
On hills where the clover bloomed sweet;
See to it, that never a traitor
Shall trample them under his feet.
On hills where the clover bloomed sweet;
See to it, that never a traitor
Shall trample them under his feet.
O, lovers, awake to your duty
From visions that fancy has nursed;
Look not in the eyes that would keep you;
Our country has need of you first.
From visions that fancy has nursed;
Look not in the eyes that would keep you;
Our country has need of you first.
And we, whom your lives have made blessed,
Will pray for your souls in the fight;
That you may be strong to do battle
For Freedom, for God, and the Right.
Will pray for your souls in the fight;
That you may be strong to do battle
For Freedom, for God, and the Right.
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We are daughters of men who were heroes;
We can smile as we bid you depart;
But never a coward or traitor
Shall have room for a place in our heart.
We can smile as we bid you depart;
But never a coward or traitor
Shall have room for a place in our heart.
Then quit you like men in the conflict,
Who fight for their home and their land;
Smite deep, in the name of Jehovah,
And conquer, or die where you stand.
Who fight for their home and their land;
Smite deep, in the name of Jehovah,
And conquer, or die where you stand.
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