Song of the Abolitionist.

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WORDS BY W. L. GARRISON. TUNE — "OLD LANG SYNE."

1. I am an Abolitionist!
I glory in the name;
Though now by slavery's minions hissed,
And covered o'er with shame;

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It is a spell of light and power,
The watchword of the free;
Who spurns it in the trial-hour,
A craven soul is he.

2. I am an Abolitionist!
Then urge me not to pause,
For joyfully do I enlist
In Freedom's sacred cause;
A nobler strife the world ne'er saw,
Th'enslaved to disenthral;
I am a soldier for the war,
Whatever may befall.

3. I am an Abolitionist!
Oppression's deadly foe;
In God's great strength will I resist,
And lay the monster low;
In God's great name do I demand,
To all be freedom given,
That peace and joy may fill the land,
And songs go up to heaven.

4. I am an Abolitionist!
No threats shall awe my soul;
No perils cause me to desist,
No bribes my acts control;
A freeman will I live and die,
In sunshine and in shade,
And raise my voice for liberty,
Of nought on earth afraid.