11 THE MARCH OF THE WORKERS. (A.IR: "John Brown.") --0WHAT is this the sound and rumour 1 What is this that all men bear, Like the wind in hollow valleys when the storm is drawing near, Like the rolling on of ocean in the eventide of fear 1 'Tis the people marching on. lJ Whither go they, and whence come they 1 What are these of whom ye tel11 Jn what country are they dwell!og 'twixt the gat,es of heayen and hell 1 Are they thine or mine for money 1 Will they serve a master well 1 Still the rumour's marching on. Hark the rolling of the thunder ! Lo the sun ! and lo thereunder Riseth wrath, and hope, and wonder, And the host comes marching on. Forth they come from grief and torment; on they wend toward health and mirth, All the wide world is their dwelling, evety corner of the ea.rth. Buy them, sell them for thy service ! Try the bargain what 'tis worth, For the days are marching on. These are they who build thy houses, weave thy raiment, win thy v.dieat, Smooth the rugge!l, fill the barren, turn the bitter into sweet, All for thee this day-and ever. What reward for them is meet1 Till the host comes marching on. Hark the rolling, etc. · 1:1'onaeu,,One r\ l[{~a L~-:w-µ»~ Biblioteca Gino Bianco Bib ioteca Gino Bianco
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