<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">A Hymn of Freedom</h1><p class="byline"> MARY PERRY KING <br xmlns:exist="http://exist.sourceforge.net/NS/exist" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><span class="smallcaps">IN Collier's Weekly </span><br xmlns:exist="http://exist.sourceforge.net/NS/exist" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/>Permission to reproduce in this book</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line">UNFURL the flag of Freedom, </p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Fling far the bugle blast!</p><p class="line">There comes a sound of marching</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">From out the mighty past.</p><p class="line">Let every peak and valley</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Take up the valiant cry:</p><p class="line">Where, beautiful as morning,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Our banner cuts the sky.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Free born to peace and justice, </p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">We stand to guard and save </p><p class="line">The liberty of manhood,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">The faith our fathers gave.</p><p class="line">Then soar aloft, Old Glory, </p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">And tell the waiting breeze</p><p class="line">No law but Right and Mercy</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Shall rule the Seven Seas.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">No hate is in our anger, </p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">No vengeance in 'our wrath,</p><p class="line">We hold the line of freedom</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Across the tyrant's path.</p><p class="line">Where'er oppression vaunteth </p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">We loose the sword once more </p><p class="line">To stay the feet of conquest,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">And pray an end of war </p></div></body></html> · Great War