THE Barons bold on Runnymede By union won their charter; True men were they, prepar'd to bleed, But not their rights to barter: And they swore that England's laws Were above a tyrant's word; And they prov'd that freedom's cause Was above a tyrant's sword: Then honor we The memory Of those Barons brave united; And like their band, Join hand to hand: Our wrongs shall soon be righted. The Commons brave, in Charles's time, By union made the Crown fall, And show'd the world how royal crime Should lead to royal downfall: And they swore that rights and laws Were above a monarch's word; And they raised the nation's cause Above the monarch's sword: Then honor we The memory Of those Commons brave, united; And like their band, Join hand to hand: Our wrongs shall soon be righted. The People firm, from Court and Peers, By union won Reform, sirs, And, union safe, the nation steers Through sunshine and through storm, sirs: And we swear that equal laws Shall prevail o'er lordlings' words, And can prove that freedom's cause Is too strong for hireling swords: Then honor we The victory Of the people brave, united; Let all our bands Join hearts and hands: Our wrongs shall all be righted. |