Goddess Known As Freedom

Tune: Battle Cry Of Freedom, by George Frederick Root (Played adagietto)

We were threatened by a king from the darkened age of yore,
A red tide to wash away our freedom!
But like tinder and a spark, our young nation knew fervor-
Fanned by the Goddess known as Freedom!

(Chorus)
Athena, Minerva, Columbia too,
Liberty’s author, and Washington’s Muse.
We got Victory from Her sword, the Republic from Her pen,
Honor the Goddess known as Freedom!

Torn asunder by mistrust when the markets would not mend,
The Colonies could never form a union.
When rebellion flared again, a Constitution did they pen,
Thanks to the Goddess known as Freedom!

(Chorus)

Then Women, Slaves, and Tribes, all abandoned, all ignored,
Called for the gift of Her Republic.
But tradition raised a sword, vultures feasted on the gore,
She wept, oh the Goddess known as Freedom!

(Chorus)

The great battles come and go, but the wisest of us know,
The struggle for freedom’s in our own hearts.
Alone mortals cannot win, the Republic will fall in,
Without the great Goddess known as Freedom!

(Chorus)

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-Thomas Becket, Sr. with David Shaw, c. 1843

This is just the first part of the first verse, but it’s beautiful on its own.  All of the lyrics are available at Wikipedia.

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