The Union of States forever will stand, Defying oppression’s dark blight; Forever our flag will wave o’er the land, The ensign of Freedom and Light. Columbia’s sons triumphant will breast Disunion’s tempestuous sea, Our grand old Ship forever will sail, The pride of the brave and the free. What God in his mercy hath wisely ordained, Forever a nation to stand, Not all foreign factions or traitors combined Can ever defame or disband. CHORUS. The Union of States forever will stand, Defying oppression’s dark blight; Forever our Flag will wave o’er the land, The ensign of Freedom and Light. 8 Where Liberty dwells, there is my Country. Copied by permission of HORACE WATERS, Music Publisher, 481 Broadway, N. Y., owner of the copyright. Where Liberty dwells is my country; There, only there; there, only there; Where Liberty dwells is my country; There, and only there.[A] Though storms should howl around her, And skies be overcast, And the good ship seem just to founder, Still, boys, we give to the blast: _Chorus._--Where Liberty dwells, etc. That land; we will defend her, While floats our flag on high; Our motto is, “Never surrender,” Fight till we conquer or die. [_Chorus._ That star-sprent flag once covered Our Washington, the blest; That eagle victorious has hovered Long o’er our bravest and best. [_Chorus._ And know, there’s One who never Bids a good cause go down; God reigns, and His favor is ever With us--with our foes, His frown. [_Chorus._ Sing, then; bid those who love us, Join in our song so free; The heavens are smiling above us, Success, peace and liberty. [_Chorus._ [A] Repeat first four lines at commencement of each stanza. 9 Summons to the North. AIR--_To the West--to the West_. To the field! to the field! where our comrades now stand, For the cause of the Union, the life of our land! Where the sons of the North for their liberties fight, And the men of all nations combine for the right; Where the children of Erin with Britons conjoin, And the Gaul and the German press loin unto loin; And the men of Italia and Hungary true Are surrounding the Flag of the Red, White and Blue! CHORUS. To the field! to the field! let no freeman delay! For our cause is the Union’s, our time is to-day! If the power of the Northland triumphant would be, It must rise like the tempest, and surge like the sea.