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"Chester"
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Verse 1:
Let tyrants shake their iron rod
And slavery clank her galling chains,
We'll fear them not;
We trust in God,
New England's God forever reigns.
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Verse 2:
What grateful offering shall we bring?
What shall we render to the Lord?
Loud hallelujahs let us sing,
And praise His name on every chord.
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Here's more info about this hymn, from its Cyberhymnal webpage: "This hymn was known as the "Battle Hymn of the Revolution". Everywhere, in church and home, by children and the aged, these words were sung with passionate fervor. The soldiers knew them by heart and to the sound of fife and drum they sang them as they advanced to meet the foe. This Battle Hymn contributed not a little to the winning of the Revolutionary War!"
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Cyberhymnal link: www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/t/ltstirod.htm
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