1.Hear the temp'rance call,Freemen one and all,Hear your country's earnest cry;See your native landLife her beck'ning hand;Sons of freedom, come ye nigh.Chorus:Starve the monster from our shore,Let his cruel reign be o'er;Starve the monster from our shore,Let his cruel reign be o'er.2.Leave the shop and farm,Leave your bright hearths warm;Work and pray the lost to save;Let your leaders be True and noble, free,Fearless, temp'rate, good, and grave. [Chorus]3.Hail! our Fatherland,Here thy children stand,All resolv'd, united, true;In the temp'rance cause Ne'er to faint or pause!This our purpose is, and vow. [Chorus]
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Title
The Temperance Call
Key
C Major
Titles
Starve the monster from our shore,
First Line
Hear the temp’rance call
Author
Anon.
Year
1908
Composer
Franz Abt
Hymnal
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Tune
Hear the temp’rance call
Metrical pattern
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Chorus
Chorus Type
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Special Occasions: Temperance; Special Selections: Choir or Quartet