The Anti-Saloon League Song Book

Editor: E. O. Excell
Publisher: American Issue Publishing Company, Westerville, Oh., 1915
Language: English
Notes: Images availabe at HathiTrust
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1We are fighting for prohibition[We are fighting for prohibition]
2Lift up your hearts in exultation[Lift up your hearts in exultation]
3Have you seen the licensed monster[Have you seen the licensed monster]
4A call for loyal soldiers[A call for loyal soldiers]
5Homeless and friendless he wanders today[Homeless and friendless he wanders today]
6There's a question we must settle[There's a question we must settle]
7There's danger in the flowing bowl!MARYLAND
8Hark! there's a call for the brave and true![Hark! there's a call for the brave and true!]
9Forth to the conflict, hearts strong and steady[Forth to the conflict, hearts strong and steady]
10On the battle-field of life[On the battle-field of life]
11Christ is calling for His soldiers[Christ is calling for His soldiers]
12When the call to serve the Master[When the call to serve the Master]
13Christ shall be King of the whole wide world[Christ shall be King of the whole wide world]
14Would we free our favored country from the awful curse of drink[Would we free our favored country from the awful curse of drink]
15Now is the autumn coming[Now is the autumn coming]
16Hark! the call to arms! to arms![Hark! the call to arms! to arms!]
17There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day[There's a song of joy, I sing it ev'ry day]
18I am a stranger here, within a foreign land[I am a stranger here, within a foreign land]
19Steady, brother, steady, tho' the storm-winds rise[Steady, brother, steady, tho' the storm-winds rise]
20March along together, firm and true[March along together, firm and true]
21We need more men like Daniel[We need more men like Daniel]
22There's a war to wage with sin[There's a war to wage with sin]
23We may lighten toil and care[We may lighten toil and care]
24Forward, Christian soldier true[Forward, Christian soldier true]
25Yield not to temptation[Yield not to temptation]
26Tho' the way we journey may be often drear[Tho' the way we journey may be often drear]
27The trumpet of battle is sounding![The trumpet of battle is sounding!]
28Will you volunteer in the cause of the oppressed?[Will you volunteer in the cause of the oppressed?]
29Your brother has a burden that is hard to bear[Your brother has a burden that is hard to bear]
30In this world of sin and strife[In this world of sin and strife]
31Do you hear, O fainting soldier, that sweet word which rends the skies?[Do you hear, O fainting soldier, that sweet word which rends the skies?]
32In a world where sorrow[In a world where sorrow]
33Forward to the conflict and determined be to win[Forward to the conflict and determined be to win]
34Look all around you, find some one in need[Look all around you, find some one in need]
35There are days so dark that I seek in vain[There are days so dark that I seek in vain]
36Do you know the world is dying[Do you know the world is dying]
37When the last rays of sunset are low in the west[When the last rays of sunset are low in the west]
38In the rain of the days that are drifting[In the rain of the days that are drifting]
39I was made to be eaten and not to be drunk[I was made to be eaten and not to be drunk]
40National prohibition for the land we love[National prohibition for the land we love]
41The fight is on and we shall win[The fight is on and we shall win]
42Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done[Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done]
43Now the hosts of right are gath'ring near[Now the hosts of right are gath'ring near]
44Gird on your steadfast armor[Gird on your steadfast armor]
45Somebody did a golden deed[Somebody did a golden deed]
46These Temp'rance folks do crowd us awfully[These Temp'rance folks do crowd us awfully]
47Our youthful hearts with temp'rance burn[Our youthful hearts with temp'rance burn]
48We're cadets that want to battle for the right, you see[We're cadets that want to battle for the right, you see]
49I know three little sisters[I know three little sisters]
50You're starting, my boy, on life's journey[You're starting, my boy, on life's journey]
51Death bells tolling, tolling, tolling[Death bells tolling, tolling, tolling]
52At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords[At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords]
53They talk about the hard times[They talk about the hard times]
54There's a Demon's mighty hand at work in our fair land[There's a Demon's mighty hand at work in our fair land]
55Somebody voted to ruin my boy[Somebody voted to ruin my boy]
56I have seen a mother weeping[I have seen a mother weeping]
57Some day I'll reap what I have sown[Some day I'll reap what I have sown]
58Somewhere tonight in this cold, dreary world[Somewhere tonight in this cold, dreary world]
59Tho' your sins be red like crimson[Tho' your sins be red like crimson]
60A mother is lonely tonight[A mother is lonely tonight]
61Jesus has loved me—wonderful Savior[Jesus has loved me—wonderful Savior]
62O mamma, I should like to go[O mamma, I should like to go]
63O watchah, what you see ovah yondah[O watchah, what you see ovah yondah]
64In vain I've tried a thousand ways[In vain I've tried a thousand ways]
65If I were a voice, a persuasive voice[If I were a voice, a persuasive voice]
66When I think of my Savior's great love[When I think of my Savior's great love]
67I heard a voice saying, "Come unto Me"[I heard a voice saying, "Come unto Me"]
68I'm not your judge[I'm not your judge]
69What will you do when the Judge appears[What will you do when the Judge appears]
70Lay the jest about the julep in the camphor balls at last[Lay the jest about the julep in the camphor balls at last]
71It is not fair that grief should so abound[It is not fair that grief should so abound]
72Wine is a mocker, and strong drink is raging[Wine is a mocker, and strong drink is raging]
73How long shall strong drink our weak brothers enslave[How long shall strong drink our weak brothers enslave]
74John Barleycorn thinks he is great[John Barleycorn thinks he is great]
75Speed the day, happy day, when our land shall be free[Speed the day, happy day, when our land shall be free]
76The slaves of drink who smile and wink[The slaves of drink who smile and wink]
77The walls of Jericho fell down[The walls of Jericho fell down]
78Lonely at evening a mother is sitting[Lonely at evening a mother is sitting]
79O de sparklin' wine! yes, it looks mighty fine[O de sparklin' wine! yes, it looks mighty fine]
80All the brewers tell us lager-beer's a food[All the brewers tell us lager-beer's a food]
81There were three buzzing bumble bees[There were three buzzing bumble bees]
82There's an adder in the cup[There's an adder in the cup]
83The order has gone forth—"Move forward!"[The order has gone forth—"Move forward!"]
84Write it on the liquor store[Write it on the liquor store]
85"O what can be done," said the Raven to the Hen["O what can be done," said the Raven to the Hen]
86'Tis dividing the world['Tis dividing the world]
87Flag of the free, Sing we praises to thee[Flag of the free, Sing we praises to thee]
88Let brewers brew, distillers still[Let brewers brew, distillers still]
89He once was a mighty fine fellow[He once was a mighty fine fellow]
90Mary had a little vote[Mary had a little vote]
91First the man takes a drink, and then the drink takes a drink[First the man takes a drink, and then the drink takes a drink]
92Sound the battle cry! See, the foe is nigh[Sound the battle cry! See, the foe is nigh]
93How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood[How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood]
94How gentle God's commands[How gentle God's commands]
95'Mid pleasures and palaces tho' we may roam['Mid pleasures and palaces tho' we may roam]
96There is beauty all around[There is beauty all around]
97There's a church in the valley by the wildwood[There's a church in the valley by the wildwood]
98Hail, banner of the free[Hail, banner of the free]
99Our land is bounded by no sea[Our land is bounded by no sea]
100In days of yore, from Britain's shore[In days of yore, from Britain's shore]

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