THE VOICE AND PEN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 90, 16 January 1875, Page 13

THE VOICE AND PEN.

BT DENIS FLORENCE MCCARTHY. Oh ! the orator's voice is a mighty power As it echoes from shore to shore — And the fearless pen has moresway o'er men Then the murderous cannon's roar. What burst the chain far o'er the main, And brightens the captive's den ? 'Tis the fearless voice and the pen of power — Hurrah ! for the Voice and Pen ! Hurrah! Hurrah ! for the Voice and Pen ! The tyrant knaves who deny our rights, And the cowards who blanch with fear, Exclaim with glee, " no arms have ye — Nor cannon, nor sword, nor spear ! Tour hiiin are ours ; with our forts and tow'rs We are masters of mount and glen "—" — Tyrants, beware ! for the arms we bear, Are the Voice and the fearless Pen ! Hurrah! Hurrah ! for the Voice and Pen ! Though your horsemen stand with their bridles in hand, And your sentinels walk around — Though your matches flare in the midnight air, And your brazen trumpets sound ; Oh ! the orator's tongue shall be heard among These listening warrior men, And they'll quickly say, " Why should we slay . Our friends of the Voice and Pen|? " Hurrah! Hurrah ! for the Voice and Pen ! When the Lord created the earth and sea, The stars and the glorious sun, The Godhead spoke, -and the universe woke, And the mighty work was done ! Let a word be flung from the orator's tongue, Or a drop from the fearless pen, And the chains accursed asunder burst, That fettered the minds of men ! Hurrah ! Hurrah ! for the Voice and Pen ! Oh ! these are the swords with which we fight, The arms in which we trust ; Which no tyrant hand will dare to brand, Which time cannot dim or rust ! When these we bore, we triumphed before, With these we'll triumph again — And the world will say, " No power can stay The Voice and the fearless Pen ! Hurrah! Hurrah ! for the Voice and Pen !