The Soldier's Armor of Strength - 1863 Author:John Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE BATTLE OF LIBERTY. FOURTH 0 JULY, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTT-ONS BT A. DICKINSOH. Joyous let us hail the morning Of celestial Freedom's birth ! 'T... more »is the Despot's fatal warning, Lighting up the darkened earth ! Day of Freedom! day of wonders ! Let the burdened earth rejoice ; Let the roar of thousand thunders Swell with joy the general voice ! Starry banners are bright streaming In the canopy of blue, And all heaven with light is gleaming On the glorious retinue. Hosts are pouring down the mountains ; All the valleys overflow, Like the rush of foaming fountains From the craggy mountain brow. Every mountain, every valley Echoes to the battle cry ; Millions now for Freedom rally : For our country fight and die. THE BATTLE OF LIBERTY. 27 As when clouds are torn asunder, Flash the lightning batteries forth, Comes the roll of awful thunder From the mountains of the North. Kyriads are onward moving, Freedom's murderers to greet: God ! Thy zeal they now are proving, Hell's dark despotism to meet! Human fiends, low-lurking, prowling, Seeking whom they may devour, Out of midnight darkness howling, How they dread the shining hour ! Skulking foes ! your arms are clashing In the cause of rebel hell! But a million blades are flashing— Rebels ! heed the warning well! For a tempest-cloud is coming ! Vengeance, 'tis thy dreadful hour ! Hark ! the cannon's shock is booming— Roaring with portentous power. See the stars and stripes unfolding, Shedding inspiration light! God the conflict is beholding, And may God defend the right! A SOLDIER'S MORNING MEDITATION. I Awake to the light of a new morning. What events shall transpire this day, what hardships and dangers may fall to my lot,...« less