There's A Good Time Coming [1846, John Mackay]
THERE 's a good time coming, boys.
A good time coming:
We may not live to see the day,
But earth shall glisten in the ray
Of the good time coming.
Cannon-balls may aid the truth,
But thought 's a weapon stronger;
We 'll win our battle by its aid; —
Wait a little longer.
There'S a good timine coming boys
A good time coming:
The pen shall supersede the sword,
And Right, not Might, shall be the lord
In the good time coming.
Worth, not Birth, shall rule mankind,
And be acknowledged stronger;
The proper impulse has been given; —
Wait a little longer.
There's a good time coming boys
A good time coming:
War in all men's eyes shall be
A monster of iniquity
In the good time coming.
Nations shall not quarrel then,
To prove which is the stronger;
Nor slaughter men for glory's sake; —
Wait a little longer.
There 's a good time coming, boys,
A good time coming:
Hateful rivalries of creed
Shall not make their martyrs bleed
In the good time coming.
Religion shall be shorn of pride,
And flourish all the stronger;
And Charity shall trim her lamp; —
Wait a little longer.
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We 'll win our battle Wait a little longer. The pen shall supersede the sword, Worth, not Birth, shall rule mankind, A monster of iniquity Hateful rivalries of creed Shall not make their martyrs bleed These are the points i collected after carefully reading your poem.. you have wonderful imagination and you express what comes to your mind very well. the reader understands you at once. Thank you for your own comments to your poems. I read many oft hem. Like it very very much in the context of what you said in your comment. Thank you. tony
Thanks so much Tony. Its nice to know that people are out there reading and listening! ! Ian