Christ in Song ‎#587

587. The Temperance Call

1 Hear the temp'rance call,
Freemen one and all,
Hear your country's earnest cry;
See your native land
Life her beck'ning hand;
Sons of freedom, come ye nigh.

Chorus:
Starve the monster from our shore,
Let his cruel reign be o'er;
Starve the monster from our shore,
Let his cruel reign be o'er.

2 Leave the shop and farm,
Leave your bright hearths warm;
Work and pray the lost to save;
Let your leaders be
True and noble, free,
Fearless, temp'rate, good, and grave. [Chorus]

3 Hail! our Fatherland,
Here thy children stand,
All resolv'd, united, true;
In the temp'rance cause
Ne'er to faint or pause!
This our purpose is, and vow. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Hear the temp'rance call
• Title: The Temperance Call
• Author: Anon.
• Refrain First Line: Starve the monster from our shore
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Special Occasions: Temperance; Special Selections: Choir or Quartet

Tune Information

• Name: [Hear the temp'rance call]
• Composer: Franz Abt
• Key: C Major