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- Copyright
- Copyright © 1990 by Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 1043-9455
- eISSN
- 2640-9879
- DOI
- 10.1215/10439455-4.1.124
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
1 Our cause is just and holy To it we'll ever stand: Our right to life and liberty Is all that we demand. Our sword is truth-our shield is love Our best plea faith and prayer- Our armour is the fear of God, And we the foe will dare: Our cause is just and holy, To it we'll ever stand. 2 Our cause is just and holy; And backed by power divine; To trust in God's own sacred word Our hearts are well inclined, And it shall be our pride and boast To sink the gospel truth Into the hearts of all our foes The aged and the youth, Our cause is just and holy, To it we'll ever stand. 3 Our cause is just and holy Our country's good at stake: We wish to pull down Tyranny And laws of justice make: And this we fancy not to do By shedding human blood; Our veins shall never drain to make A mighty crimson flood. Our cause is just and holy; To it we'll ever stand. 4 Our cause is just and holy We feel it in our veins; For Jesus came all men to save From misery, sin,
Journal
Black Sacred Music – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 1990