Eureka Stockade, Dec. 1854

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 301, 6 December 1922, Page 11

Eureka Stockade, Dec. 1854

These all died in faith, not having I received the promises, but having ■ seen them afar off, iand were persuadied of them. (Hebrews, Ch. 11. Ver. 13.) [ It's an old story now -is famed j . Eureka, *01d as Time's hastening fingers turn " lffo's page, i Where diggers' blood was shed, to. ' ' win that freedom ' Which, is to-day our glorious serfage. ' I ■' i Nor shall tliC!ii" sacrifice he e'er for- i I go Uen. i As long as stars shall shine,, and , rivers siij£j, , .! Tlie hearts of freedom lhtvn shall ( keep green evsr, ' The memory of that splendid th'r.g. i What mattered pain or Ceath, to , tliooe rough heroes, < When freedom called to all who j Mould, bo free; . j Yviiat tyrant's power oould davi_ut j their fearless spirit, ( all creation shouted. lib«-rty, j Ars'd though their blood, in blood ' again shall burgeon Though freedom's stockades yet again c shall fall; •* E The echo of that old time fight shall \ thrill the ages, 3 With the undying glory of it alii [ Oh! brothers, let us "learn its tragic 1 lesson:: : i i>at every., 'aftttlc move be fully plan- c ned. So that, when -lav,-ns tuat other Reel t Eureka, _ • 1 The RtoQlcades of."the free shall- all c ' bo maimed. . , c Anil sv.'ijar whatever the o»tk j may cost its, o To keep the flag of Liberty unfurled, t To boar aloft.the flickering torcix of tl freedom, 0 Whosc~light at lael shall f.ooa the world. g A (ear for. the. dark past, and those old heroes, Who -glimpsed the golden future yet h to be. ■ - ■ . When man shall burst the bondage* * c? the &gee, . ? f And iTSbvjr in the new Humanity. * ---g^ndowaer,'Howard. N.Z. J