| Text: | The Temperance Battle |
| Author: | J. G. Harvey |
| Tune: | [Lift high, the temp'rance banner] |
| Composer: | W. E. Thorne, Esq. |
1 Lift high, the temp'rance banner,
Ay, proudly let is wave,
To save the poor inebriate
From a degraded grave;
Then, children, at your station
To quell the raging storm,
Let hearts and hands united,
Strive for a glad reform.
2 Come join the noble army,
Enlist now for the fight,
Maintain our nation's honor,
Firm stand ye for the right;
Promote the cause of temperance,
To assist poor fallen man;
Put on the glorious armour;
Be foremost in the van.
3 Then rally round the standard,
And let the work go on,
Until the last dim vestage
Of intemperance is gone;
Be earnest in the battle,
Your weapons boldly wield,
You'll surely gain the victory,
And make the monster yield.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Lift high, the temp'rance banner |
| Title: | The Temperance Battle |
| Author: | J. G. Harvey |
| Publication Date: | 1870 |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Lift high, the temp'rance banner] |
| Composer: | W. E. Thorne, Esq. |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |