Arm On! Arm On! Ye Brave and Free.

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A new National Anthem, written by Goerge P. Morris, Esq. -- Sung by F. A. Nash, Esq. at the great War gathering, in New York, on the 20th of May, 1846. The chorus was joined in by twenty thousand freemen.

Freedom spreads her downy wings,
Over all created things;
Glory to the King of Kings!
Bend low to Him the knee;
Bring the heart before His throne --
Bow to Him and Him alone;
He's the only King we own,
And He has made us free;
Chorus. -- Arm and on, ye brave and free!
Arm and strike for Liberty!

The holiest spot a smiling sun
E'er shed its genial rays upon,
Is that which gave a Washington,
The drooping world to cheer!

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Sound the clarion peals of Fame,
Ye who bear Columbia's name --
With existence freedom came --
It is man's birthright here.
Arm and on, ye brave and free!
Arm and strike for Liberty!

Heirs of an immortal sire,
Let his deeds your hearts inspire --
Weave the strain and wake the lire,
Where your proud altars stand;
Hail with shouts and loud hurrahs,
Streaming from a thousand spars,
Freedom's rainbow flag of stars,
The symbol of our land!
Arm and on, ye brave and free!
Arm and strike for Liberty!