WHO is it speaks of defeat? — br I tell you a Cause like ours br Is greater than defeat can know; br It is the power of powers! br As surely as the earth rolls round, br As surely as the glorious sun br Follows the great world moon-wave, br Must our Cause be won! br What is defeat to us? — br Learn what a skirmish tells, br While the great Army marches on br To storm earth's Hells!br br Francis William Lauderdale Adamsbr br