CANADA'S FREEDOM.

White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 282, 18 December 1918, Page 10

CANADA'S FREEDOM.

O Canada, blest Canada, Your sons are now set free; Wc praise the* God of Heaven W ho gave you victory. We praise the noble women Who were foremost in the tight, The men who did uphold them To do what they thought right. To oust the Liquor Traffic From home and country fair, And we’re hoping now that Britain W ill do her rightful share. And we bow* our hearts in silence, And perhaps a little shame, For we’re wondering when New Zealand Will step out and do the* same. For we’re bound in chains of slavery, Like the Israelites of old, And we’re working for a Pharoah, And bis name’s the* God of Gold. So we’re looking for a Moses, To lead us safely through The wilderness of Drinkdom, Till the Promised Land we’ll view. Then we’ll c ross the blessed Jordan To the Promised Land so fair. Where there’ll be no Liquor Traffic To mar the beauty there. But we’re making bricks for Pharoah, And our backs are sore with pain, And we’re weeping for our loved ones AY ho’vc been sold for Brewers’ gain. lb's killed off many a lad and lass That would have been quite true, If we’d only had a Moses To lead safely through. Then up, my noble sisters, For God will hear your prayer; When twelve o’clock is striking Be never wanting there. Lift up your voice with purpose, For (iod wili hear your cry, And give our country Freedom And make New Zealand dry. —A Maori Girl.