Arise now patriot; beat Drake’s drum! Let him know the time has come; Though his younger brothers’ lips are dumb Their hands must soon be red. Arise now patriot; sing Scott’s song! Tell the mad unthinking throng For strangers they have labored long And now their souls are dead.   Arise now Bran and Charlemagne And Roderick and Holger-Dane And Vytautas of Lithuane And Vlad and Finn McCool! Arise Sebastian and Glyndwr! Arise, Briton king of yore Who lies at Glastonbury Tor But still awaits his second rule.   Rise roaring from your hidden halls! Rouse Franks and Saxons, Slavs […]