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Little Mac! Little Mac!
Folk songs
Little Mac, little Mac you're the very man,
Go down to Washington as soon as you can
Lincoln's got to get away and make room for you,
We must beat Lincoln and Johnson too.
Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah!
Sound the rally thro' the whole United States
Little Mac and Pendleton are our candidates.
Democrats, Democrats, do it up brown
Lincoln and his Nigger-heads won't go down
Greeley and Summer and all that crew,
We must beat Lincoln and Johnson too.
Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah!
Sound the rally thro' the whole U...
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"good ol' song"
Spirituals
The good ol' song of wah-hoo-wah
We'll sing it o'er and o'er
It cheers our hearts and warms our blood
To hear them shout and roar.
We come from ol' Virginia
Where all is bright and gay
Let's all join hands and give a yell
For the dear old UVA.
Though the tide of years may roll
And drift us far apart
For alma mater still there'll be
A place in every heart.
In college days we sing her praise
And so when far away
In memory we still shall be
At the dear old UVA.
Wah-Hoo-Wah, Wah-Hoo-Wah!
Uni-v Vir-g...
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Hurrah! Hurrah! For Cleve and Steve
Sea songs
Hurrah! hurrah! for Cleve and Steve,
Ring out the party cry,
The Democratic flag unfurl,
And proudly let it fly.
Our ranks are sometimes broken,
But divide them as you will,
The party of the people,
Will live and flourish still.
Hurrah! hurrah! for Cleve and Steve,
Ring out the party cry,
The Democratic flag unfurl,
And proudly let it fly.
See sturdy grand old Illinois
Reporting at the front,
And hand in hand with New York State,
She bears the battle's brunt
Our path will lead to vict'ry,
To pur...
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A Portuguesa
Sea songs
Heroes of the sea, noble race,
Valiant and immortal nation,
Now is the hour to raise up on high once more
Portugal's splendour.
From out of the mists of memory,
Oh Homeland, we hear the voices
Of your great forefathers
That shall lead you on to victory!
CHORUS:
To arms, to arms
On land and sea!
To arms, to arms
To fight for our Homeland!
To march against the enemy guns!
Unfurl the unconquerable flag
In the bright light of your sky!
Cry out all Europe and the whole world
That Portugal has not per...
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Ode to Newfoundland
Patriotic songs
National anthem of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1904 to 1949; provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1980. The tune was composed by
Hubert Parry. Traditionally only the first and last verses are sung.

When sunrays crown thy pine-clad hills
And Summer spreads her hand
When silvern voices tune thy rills
We love thee smiling land
We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee smiling land.

When spreads thy cloak of shimm'ring white
At Winter's stern command
Thro' shortened day and st...
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We Shall Overcome (song)
Love songs
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day[1]CHORUS:
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day
CHORUSWe shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day
CHORUSWe are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid some day
CHORUSWe are not alone
We are not alone
We are not alone some day
CHORUSThe whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
The whole ...
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Early One Morning
Folk songs
Early one morning,
Just as the sun was rising,
I heard a maiden sing,
In the valley below.
O, don't deceive me,
O, never leave me,
How could you use
A poor maiden so?
Remember the vows,
That you made to your Mary,
Remember the bower,
Where you vowed to be true,
Refrain
Gay is the garland,
And fresh are the roses,
I've culled from the garden,
To place upon thy brow.
Refrain
Thus sang the poor maiden,
Her sorrows bewailing,
Thus sang the poor maid,
In the valley below.
Refrain
When the Great Sun Sinks to His Rest
Hymns
When the great sun sinks to his rest,
His golden glories thrilling me,
And voiceless longings stir my breast,
Then teach me, Lord, to worship Thee.
And when the stars—the daylight fled—In serried, shining ranks I see,
Filling the splendid vault o’erhead,
Then teach me, Lord, to worship Thee.
Or if in solemn forest shades
The calm of nature steals o’er me,
And silence all my soul pervades,
Then teach me, Lord, to worship Thee.
Not in the sacred shrines alone,
Which chime their summons unt...
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Hark! How Time’s Wide Sounding Bell
Work songs
Death and war. 1778by
John Newton

This work is in thepublic domainin the
United Statesbecause it was published before January 1, 1931.

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Justice
Hymns
O let not fraud 'gainst me prevail,
My God, my Christ avow'd;
Which weigh'st the mountains in thy scale,
And ballancest the cloud.[1]5
And still peculiar on my side,[2]Keep me from rigour free;
Make me forgive in manly pride,
All that exact on me.[3]Pay my demander more than due,10
With measure heap'd and press'd;
And rather welcome than pursue,
My brother when distress'd.
O give me sense and grace to know
Thy will, and check my own;15
In heav'n above, in earth below,
The Lord is judge alone.
Be Strong!
Hymns
Be strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift;
We have hard work to do and loads to lift;
Shun not the struggle, face it, ’tis God’s gift.
Be strong, be strong, be strong!
Be strong!
Say not the days are evil—who’s to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce—O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God’s Name.
Be strong, be strong, be strong!
Be strong!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day, how long;
Faint not, fight on! Tomorro...
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Mercy
Hymns
O sweet — attentive to the pray'r,
Ye forward hope and stave despair;
Thro' Christ his blood divinely spill'd,
Tremendous ruin to rebuild.5
Tho' high above the great and just,
Yet thou descendest to the dust;[1]Both to the sovereign and the slave,
Nor quitt'st the monument and grave.
O let me like the righteous die,10
And so I shall if thou art by!
The viol in thy hand uprears[2]My Saviour's blood, my Saviour's tears.
Come, Cherub, come, possess my soul,
All wrath and bitterness controul;15
If...
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Savior of the Nations, Come
Hymns
Savior of the nations, come;
Virgin’s Son, here make Thy home!
Marvel now, O heaven and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
Not by human flesh and blood;
By the Spirit of our God
Was the Word of God made flesh,
Woman’s offspring, pure and fresh.
Wondrous birth! O wondrous Child
Of the virgin undefiled!
Though by all the world disowned,
Still to be in heaven enthroned.
From the Father forth He came
And returneth to the same,
Captive leading death and hell
High the song of triumph swell!
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
Hymns
1. All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.2. Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.
All things bright ...3. The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate,
God made them high and lowly,
And ordered their estate.
All things bright ...4. The purple headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning,
That brightens up t...
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Of on that is so fayr and bright
Hymns
Ofon[1]that is so fayr and bright
Velut maris stella,
Brighter than the day is light
Parens et puella:
Ic crie to the, thou see to me,
Levedy,[2]preye thi Sone for me,
Tam pia
That ic mote come to thee
Maria.
Al this world was for-lore
Eva peccatrice,
Tyl our Lord was y-bore
De te genetrice.
Withaveit went away
Thuster[3]nyth and cometh the day
Salutis;
The welle springeth ut of the
Virtutis.
Levedy, flour of alle thing,
Rosa sine spina,
Thu bere Jhesu, hevene king,
Gratia divina:
Of alle thu be...
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The Only Son from Heaven
Hymns
The only Son from Heaven,
Foretold by ancient seers,
By God, the Father, given,
In human shape appears;
No sphere His light confining,
No star so brightly shining
As He, our Morning Star.
O time of God appointed,
O bright and holy morn!
He comes, the King anointed,
The Christ, the Virgin born;
His home on earth He maketh,
And man of Heaven partaketh,
Of life again an heir.
O Lord, our hearts awaken
To know and love Thee more,
In faith to stand unshaken,
In spirit to adore,
That we still heavenwa...
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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Hymns
This hymn first appeared in Wesley's
Hymns for those that Seek, and those that Have Redemption, 1747, and may have been intended as a Christianization of the song "Fairest Isle" sung by Venus in Act 5 of
John Drydenand
Henry Purcell's1691 semi-opera
King Arthur.

This hymn is most commonly sung to the tunes "Beecher" by
John Zundel, "Hyfrydol" by
Rowland Hugh Prichard, "Blaenwern" by
William Penfro Rowlands, and "Love Divine" by
George F. Le
Jeune.
O How the Thought of God Attracts
Love songs
O how the thought of God attracts
And draws the heart from earth
And sickens it of passing shows
And dissipating mirth!
Tis not enough to save our souls,
To shun th’eternal fires;
The thought of God will rouse the heart
To more sublime desires.
God only is the creature’s home,
Though rough and strait the road;
Yet nothing less can satisfy
The love that longs for God.
O utter but the Name of God,
Down in your heart of hearts,
And see from the world at once
All tempting light depart!
A trustin...
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Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee
Hymns
Mighty God, while angels bless Thee,
May a mortal sing Thy Name?
Lord of men as well as angels,
Thou art every creature’s theme.
Lord of every land and nation,
Ancient of eternal days.
Sounded through the wide creation
Be Thy just and endless praise.
For the grandeur of Thy nature,
Grand beyond a seraph’s thought;
For the wonders of creation,
Works with skill and kindness wrought.
For Thy providence, that governs,
Through Thine empire’s wide domain,
Wings an angel, guides a sparrow,
Blesse...
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O the Hope of Israel, the Savior Thereof
Hymns
1314.
O the Hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof, &c.—[Jeremiah 14:8-9].1 HOPE of Thy church and Saviour, hear!
In all our pass'd distresses near,
In all our faith's decays,
Why shouldst Thou at a distance stand,
Now as a stranger in the land,
And hide Thine angry face?2 Or if Thy people to revive,
Thy Spirit doth for a season strive,
And visit us in love,
Why dost Thou vanish from our sight,
A guest that tarrieth but a night,
Impatient to remove?3 Canst Thou at sin astonish'd be,
At
Israel'sin...
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