I am an Abolitionist!
I glory in the name:
Though now by Slavery’s minions hiss’d And covered o’er with shame,
It is a spell of light and power —The watchword of the free : ——Who spurns it in the trial-hour,
A craven soul is he ! I am an Abolitionist!
Then urge me not to pause;
For joyfully do I
In Freedom’s sacred cause:
A nobler strife the world ne’er saw,
Th’ enslaved to disenthral;
I am a soldier for the war,
Whatever may befall! I am an Abolitionist!
Oppression’s deadly foe;
In God’s great strength will I resist,
And lay the monster low;
In God’s great name do I demand,
To all be freedom given,
That peace and joy may fill the land,
And songs go up to heaven! I am an Abolitionist!
No threats shall awe my soul,
No perils cause me to desist,
No bribes my acts control;
A freeman will I live and die,
In sunshine and in shade,
And raise my voice for liberty,
Of nought on earth afraid.
This piece is attributed to a person named Garrison.
