Pain and labor of oppression gave the Western world its birth,
From such shores the love of freedom ne’er should perish from the earth;
To a conscience that’s awakened, these are words to make it start,
“Each oppressor of a human buys himself a hardened heart!”
‘Twas the sixties broke the shackles from the body of the slave,
Which was only half his freedom, for his mind we now must save.
Liberty of his opinion, such as other people use
Give him all that makes for manhood, and the same he’ll not abuse.
True, the God of ancient Israel loves the Negro of today,
Many proofs are had in common of the truth of what I say;
For the stronger the oppression made them multiply and grow,
Of the Negro in this country quite the same is true, you know.
“Give him freedom,” says the white man, “will defeat our greatest plan,
With his freedom here’s the trouble, he’ll aspire to be a man.
Men will scorn to suffer treatment on the level of a brute,
Safest way to keep them subjects is their manhood to dispute.”
Ancient Pharaoh was a pagan, bowing down to wood and stone,
Deeds today of Christian Pharaohs would disgrace the ancient throne.
Leaguers now with Satan’s kingdom from their plans he never parts,
Such oppressors of a human pay the price of hardened hearts!
Pharaoh’s cruelty in Egypt filled the Israelites with pain,
Thus his heart was fully hardened out of love for earthly gain.
For the same he met destruction; to his rashness it was due,
Modern Pharaohs, his example may a lesson bring to you!
When the Jews for wrong decided, then the nation lost its rank.
Rome, debauched in gross corruption, into degradation sank.
Sins of national importance bring calamities the same,
Just as true as it is ancient, sin will bring the nation shame.
(Lizelia Augusta Jenkins Moorer)
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