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