Saturday Poem Corner: The Battle Cry Of Freedom

 

 

 

 Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys,

We'll rally once again,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom,

We will gather from the hillside,

We'll gather from the plain,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom! 

 

The Spirit Of Childhood And Liberty
(1919)
N.C. Wyeth
(1882-1945)
American artist and illustrator
Image courtesy/Brandywine Museum Of Art

 

The Union forever,

Hurrah! boys, hurrah!

Down with the traitors,

Up with the stars;

While we rally round the flag, boys,

Rally once again,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.

 

We are springing to the call

Of our brothers gone before,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom;

And we'll fill our vacant ranks with

A million free men more,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom. 

 

We will welcome to our numbers

The loyal, true and brave,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom;

And although they may be poor,

Not a man shall be a slave,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.  

 

So we're springing to the call

From the East and from the West,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom;

And we'll hurl the rebel crew

From the land that we love best,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.

  

The Union forever,

Hurrah! boys, hurrah!

Down with the traitors,

Up with the stars;

While we rally round the flag, boys,

Rally once again,

Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.

 

 

"The Battle Cry Of Freedom"
( Also Known as "Rally 'Round The Flag")
An American Civil War Song
(1862)
George Frederick Root
(1820-1895)
American composer