Arise, arise, Republicans! And bear the banner of the free To where the star of empire lights Us on to victory. Then let the watch-word be Lincoln and Victory! Sound it from sea to sea, Lincoln and Victory! Arise, arise, Republicans! And sweep the prairies of the West, The teeming hill-sides of the East, For Lincoln of the West. Then let the watch-word be, etc. Arise, arise, Republicans! Our leader is an honest man; We’ll follow on through good or ill— For Lincoln leads the van. Then let the watch-word be, etc. |