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The Barons bold on Runnymede By Union won their charter ; True men were they , prepared to bleed , But not their rights to barter : And they swore that England ' s laws Were above a Tyrant ' s word ; And they proved that freedom ' s cause Was above a Tyrant's sword ; Then honour we The memory Of those Barons brave , united ; And like their band , Join hand to hand , Our wrongs shall soon be righted .
The Commons brave , in Charles ' s time , By Union made the Crown fall , And showed the world how Royal crime Should lead to Royal downfall : And they swore that Rights and . Laws Were above a Monarch ' s word ; And they raised the Nation ' s cause Above the Monarch ' s sword : Then honour we The memory Of those Commons brave , united ; And , like their band , Join hand to hand , Our wrongs shall soon be righted .
The People firm , from Court and Peers , By Union won Reform , sirs , And Union , safe , the Nation steers Through sunshine and through storm , sirs : And we swear that equal laws Shall prevail o ' er Lordlings' words . And can prove that Freedom ' s cause Is too strong for hireling swords : Then honour we The victory Of the people brave , united ; Let all our bands Join hearts and hands , Our wrongs shall all be righted . * The Music of this Sonar , and the * Gathering of the Unions / may be had of our
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