English

From far away, from far away,
It journeyed swiftly night and day,
It rested not. With cruel haste
It crossed the ocean's trackless waste.
It swerved no moment in its flight
Through mist and storm and deepest night.
No mercy prompted it to stay,
No pity moved it to delay.
O'er seas that rose up to detain,
Silent as Death it sped amain.
Through cities crowding close and strong,
Undazed, untired, it fled along.
No voice cried out through all the land,
Great Heaven saw, yet stirred no hand.

From falsehood and error,
From darkness and terror,
From all that is evil,
From the power of the devil,
From the fire and the doom,
From the judgement to come —
Sweet J ESU , deliver
Thy servants for ever.

(Row, Bullies, Row)

1. From England to California I went, To
stay in that country was my full intent, But
drinking bad whiskey, like ev'ry damn fool, Soon
got me imported back to Liverpool. Julia , roll!
Roll! Julia , roll! The Liverpool girls they've got us in tow!

2 The Alaska of Boston lies down in the Bay,
Waiting for a fair wind to get under way.
The sailors on board, so sick and so sore,
Their whiskey's all gone, they can't get no more.

3 Here comes our mate, with his jacket so blue;

From Braddon's penniless subornation,
From immoderate fines and defamation,
And from a bar of assassination,
Libera nos Domine.

From a lawyer that scolds like an oyster wench,
From an English body and a mind that is French,
And from the new Bonner upon the bench,
Libera nos Domine.

From the partial preaching that is now in fashion,
From divinity to undo a nation,
From wooden shoes and transubstantiation,
Libera nos Domine.

From the nonsensical cant of a loyal Addressor,

From blue sky birds come
bearing bright kerchiefs in their beaks

From lilac sky moon yawns
weary from not sleeping
washing her face
in the water of wakefulness
then sets to work

From azure sky the dreams of strong nations stir
harnessing alert steeds to assert themselves

From the rose unfold the desires
that fold the banners of modesty
unfurling the red flag
that breaks all established rule

From the joy I see in your eyes
I begin like a myth
Looking behind me

From Bethlehem to Calvary the Savior's journey lay;
Doubt, unbelief, scorn, fear and hate beset Him day by day,
But in His heart He bore God's love that brightened all the way.

O'er the Judean hills He walked, serene and brave of soul,
Seeking the beaten paths of men, touching and making whole,
Dying at last for love of man, on Calvary's darkened knoll.

He went with patient step and slow, as one who scatters seed;
Like a fierce hunger in His heart He felt the world's great need,
And the negations Moses gave He changed to loving deed.

1. From age to age they gather, all the brave of heart and strong, In the
2. " In this sign we conquer: " 't is the symbol of our faith, Made
strife of truth with error, of the right against the wrong; I can see their gleaming
holy by the might of love triumphant over death; " He finds his life who
banner, I can hear their triumph song: The truth is marching on!
loseth it, " forevermore it saith; The right is marching on!

3. The earth is circling onward out of shadow into light;
The stars keep watch above our way, however dark the night;

I

From a Ruler that's a Currse,
And a Government that's worse;
From a Prince that Rules by awe,
Whose tyrannick will's his Law;
From an Armed Councell bord,
And a scepter that's a Sword,
Libera nos , etc.

II

From a Kingdom, that from health
Sickens to a Commonwealth;
From such Peers as stayne there blood,
And are nether wise; nor good;
From a Gentry steept in Potts,
From unkennellers of Plotts,
Libera nos , etc.

III

From a little seed
A flower grows.
From a little flower
A fragrance blows —
A little fragrance
That's wafted to me
As I lie in the shade
Of the chestnut tree.

The Frogs time out of mind
Lived uncontroll'd.
Their form of government was undefined,
But reasons, strong and manifold,
Which then were given,
Induced them to demand a King from Heaven.
Jove heard the prayer, and to fulfil it,
Threw them down a Log or Billet:
The Prince arrived with such a dash,
Coming down to take possession;
Frogs are easy to abash,
Their valour is diluted with discretion,--
In a word, their hearts forsook them:
That instant they dissolved the Session,