A Call and Answer
Author: Richard S. Horne
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1. Come dear schoolmates, let us rally
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1. Come, dear schoolmates, let us rally
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Round the educator’s stand,
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Round the educator’s stand,
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Where true wisdom’s ever sounding,
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Where true wisdom’s ever sounding,
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And with truth goes hand in hand.
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And with truth goes hand in hand.
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Let us seek for all true knowledge,
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Let us seek for all true knowledge,
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And from ignorance get free,
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And from ignorance get free,
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And, with joyous, gladsome voices,
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And with joyous, gladsome voices
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Hail the dawn of victory.
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Hail the dawn of victory.
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2. Education throws her portals
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2. Education throws her portals
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Open widely to us all;
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Open widely to us all;
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Shall we gather round her standard?
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Shall we gather round her standard?
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Shall we answer to her call?
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Shall we answer to her call?
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Shall we longer waste the moments
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Shall we longer waste the moments
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That to us are kindly giv’n?
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That to us are kindly giv’n?
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Shall we, by the pow’r of error,
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Shall we by the pow’r of error
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Into darkest night be driv’n?
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Into darkest night be driv’n?
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3. Hark! I hear an eager answer:
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3. Hark! I hear an eager answer:
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“Yes, dear friends we’ll join with you,
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“Yes, dear friends, we’ll join with you,
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We will aid you in the battle,
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We will aid you in the battle,
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Struggle manfully and true.
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Struggle manfully and true;
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Darkness, ignorance shall vanish,
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Darkness, ignorance shall vanish,
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Light and knowledge take their place;
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Light and knowledge take their place;
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And improvement be our motto,
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And improvement be our motto,
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We’ll advance with rapid pace.”
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We’ll advance at rapid pace.”
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4. Then we’ll clasp our hands in friendship,
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4. Then we’ll clasp our hands in friendship,
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And a mighty phalanx stand;
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And a mighty phalanx stand;
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Be impregnable to arrows
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Be impregnable to arrows
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Hurled by superstition’s hand.
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Hurled by Superstition’s hand.
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Now the field has opened widely,
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Now the field has opened widely,
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There is room enough for all;
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There is room enough for all;
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Rally, then, and join our army;
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Rally, then, and join our army,
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Answer education’s call!
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Answer Education’s call.
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The text of this song is in public domain (originally published before 1928, or published before 1964 and not renewed).