ARISE, arise, Republicans!
And bear the banner of the free
To where the star of empire lights
Us on to victory.
Then let the watch-word be
Lincoln and Victory!
Sound it from sea to sea,
Lincoln and Victory!
Arise, arise, Republicans!
And sweep the prairies of the West,
The teeming hill-sides of the East,
For Lincoln of the West.
Then let the watch-word be, etc.
Arise, arise, Republicans!
Our leader is an honest man;
We’ll follow on through good or ill—
For Lincoln leads the van.
Then let the watch-word be, etc.