O Freedom + 

O Freedom, in thy cause I fought, + 

For twenty years I fought in vain; + 

And in my mountain shelter naught + 

But worthless trophies now remain. + 

Yet in my heart I hear a cry, + 

Which never there makes a vain appeal: + 

I would once more beneath thy sky + 

Brandish my sharp and shining steel. + 

How much one stakes upon thy dream, + 

How much for but thy name we pay; + 

How cheap the passing ages seem, + 

When years are given for thy day. + 

How many still would fight and die + 

In thine old cause and for thy weal! + 

I would once more beneath thy sky + 

Brandish my sharp and shining steel. + 

The purest love I give away, + 

The bliss of it I set at naught; + 

Again I’m on my wayward way + 

Seeking what I have often sought. + 

My wounded hopes, my bleeding ties, + 

No peace inglorious e’er shall heal: + 

I would once more beneath thy skies + 

Brandish my sharp and shining steel. + 

O Freedom, though thy price be high, + 

Though one for thee his life must seal, + 

I would once more beneath thy sky + 

Brandish my sharp and shining steel. + 