Day of hope and day of glory! After slavery and woe, Comes the dawn of woman's freedom, and the light shall grow and grow Until every man and woman equal liberty shall know, In Freedom marching on! Woman's right is woman's duty! For our share in life we call! Our will it is not weakened and our power it is not small. We are half of every nation! We are mothers of them all! In Wisdom marching on! Not for self but larger service has our cry for freedom grown, There is crime, disease and warfare in a world of men alone, In the name of love we're rising now to serve and save our own, As Peace comes marching on! By every sweet and tender tie around our heartstrings curled, In the cause of nobler motherhood is woman's flag unfurled, Till every child shall know the joy and peace of mother's world- As Love comes marching on! We will help to make a pruning hook of every outgrown sword, We will help to knit the nations in continuing accord, In humanity made perfect is the glory of the Lord, As His world goes marching on! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FORMERLY A SLAVE' (AN IDEALIZED PORTRAIT, BY E. VEDDER) by HERMAN MELVILLE THE WELL OF ST. KEYNE by ROBERT SOUTHEY PSALM 55 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE A RAILROAD YARD AT NIGHT by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE FORGETFULNESS by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH THE KAKEMONO by JESSIE GODDARD BROMAN A PRELUDE by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON ON HIS MAJESTY'S RECOVERY FROM THE SMALL-POX, 1633 by WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT |