  O a solemn voice is pleading, We are citizens in this land; All we ask is to give us justice, And recognize man as man. For over two centuries the chain of bondage, Stretched around the southern soil; Kept us back from the path of knowledge, The most we knew was the worst of toil. But God the Father and Almighty, The Maker of earth and Creator of man; By His will and His justice, Made us free men in this land. O a solemn voice is calling, Ringing out from shore to shore; Pleading for the cause of justice, Patiently knocking at justice’s door. If this is a land where peace abides, And all men are said to be free; Why not give a race its justice, In a land of liberty. O a voice from heaven is whispering, Do to all men that that’s right; Lend a hand to those that are weaker, In their battles help them fight. Hear the voice of Ethiopia, Calling for her rights to-day; Who will aid in giving her justice, Who will start without delay. We are your brothers by creation, We are citizens by the Constitution of this land; Then why not give our race its justice, And extend to us a welcome hand. But shall we submit to be deprived of justice, Just because our skins are black? And we are called the least of mankind, No, we’ll stay on justice’s track. In the name of God the Father, We’ll plead for justice till we die; And if we are defeated in earth’s battles, We are sure to get justice with God on high. |
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