"Men who'll set my unstained standard
Where the victory beacons glance
In that parliament of banners
On the reddened fields of France—
Where the victory beacons glance
In that parliament of banners
On the reddened fields of France—
"Men who'll fight for equal justice
And the brotherhood it brings
'Till, upon each trodden people,
Falls the twilight of the kings.
And the brotherhood it brings
'Till, upon each trodden people,
Falls the twilight of the kings.
"Falls that twilight, and the burden
Of the tyrants' rule shall cease,
And the hilltops of the nations
Whiten with the dawn of peace.
Of the tyrants' rule shall cease,
And the hilltops of the nations
Whiten with the dawn of peace.
"Count me out this Guard of Honor
From your bravest and your best,
Number them as God commanded
In the old Mosaic quest."
From your bravest and your best,
Number them as God commanded
In the old Mosaic quest."
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So we take that toll of manhood,
Counting out our brave and strong—
Take them to your heart, Columbia,
They will sing your Freedom Song!
Counting out our brave and strong—
Take them to your heart, Columbia,
They will sing your Freedom Song!
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