The battle raged for a bloody hour,
And neither had the best,
Till just as the night was beginning to lower,
When Hooker gained the crest.
And neither had the best,
Till just as the night was beginning to lower,
When Hooker gained the crest.
He swept the foe from the mountain's crown,
And on its utmost crag,
Just as the radiant sun went down,
Planted the starry flag.
And on its utmost crag,
Just as the radiant sun went down,
Planted the starry flag.
A moment more and our signal gun
Woke echoes in the glen,
And the army knew that the fight was won
By Hooker's gallant men.
Woke echoes in the glen,
And the army knew that the fight was won
By Hooker's gallant men.
A PRISONER IN CHAINS
In prison and in chains he stands,
Within a dark and narrow cell,
And many sentries guard him well,
But they have only bound his hands—
His spirit moves a thousand clans,
His glory gleams on shining shields,
A mighty kingdom quakes and reels,
And freedom shouts in tyrant lands.
Within a dark and narrow cell,
And many sentries guard him well,
But they have only bound his hands—
His spirit moves a thousand clans,
His glory gleams on shining shields,
A mighty kingdom quakes and reels,
And freedom shouts in tyrant lands.
Such is the power of noble deeds,
That where one soul for freedom dies
A thousand steel-clad warriors rise,
To follow where the martyr leads.
That where one soul for freedom dies
A thousand steel-clad warriors rise,
To follow where the martyr leads.
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