Oh, Haste on the Battle! |
R. Tompkins, 1862
O haste on the battle, the sure coming battle, When vict'ry shall perch on our banners at last, A sign has been given a promise from heaven, And days of defeats and disasters are past. Chorus: Then haste, haste, haste, haste, Haste on the battle, 'Tis Liberty for all Then haste, haste, haste, haste, Haste on the battle, The Tyrant must fall.
2. The word has been spoken, the long look'd for token
3. Come fill up the ranks and prepare for the battle |
4. Prepare for the battle, we care not who guides it, The bright sword of vict'ry, we care not who wields, McClellan, or Burnside, or Hooker, or Sigel, Or Fremont, or Hunter, or Butler, or Shields. Chorus:
5. 'Tis Liberty's battle, and Slavery's death rattle,
6 And Oh, what a glory, will gleam in the story |