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First Line: From life without freedom, oh! Who would not fly?
Last Line: Despair not -- at least we shall find her in heaven!
Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas
Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty


FROM life without freedom, oh! who would not fly?
For one day of freedom, oh! who would not die?
Hark, hark! 'tis the trumpet, the call of the brave,
The death-song of tyrants, and dirge of the slave.
Our country lies bleeding, oh! fly to her aid,
One arm that defends, is worth hosts that invade.

In death's kindly bosom our last hope remains,
The dead fear no tyrants; the grave has no chains.
On, on to the combat! the heroes that bleed
For virtue and mankind, are heroes indeed!
And oh! even if Freedom from this world be driven,
Despair not -- at least we shall find her in heaven!





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