EXPANSION.
The spirit of progression has spoken,
The hour for expansion is here,
The thraldom of ignorance is broken,
A wave of advancement is near.
A war for humanity’s sake was fought,
That exalted the soul of man,
And lifted him up to a region fraught,
With work on a Lordlier plan.
His horizon is vastly extended,
He stands on a loftier plain,
His fine talents can now be expended,
For his benighted brother’s gain.
His mind has been delivered from bondage,
And filled with buoyancy and hope,
Will grow and expand to advantage,
And cover the world in its scope.
With his soul as free as the thunder’s roll,
And as sure as the lightning’s stroke,
He can circle the earth from pole to pole,
And abolish tyranny’s yoke.
No more will boundary lines restrain him,
Nor walls of granite stay his course,
The brotherhood of man will sustain him,
And the love of God be his force.
The age of enforced delusion is past,
Man’s spirit is gathering light,
The slavery of the mind can not last,
Against the advancement of right.
No army of men, nor murderous gun,
Is needed to open the way,
The greatest victories by love are won,
Where the spirit of Christ holds sway.