Marcus Mosiah Garvey

Send Thy peace to all this world,
Lord of nations and of man-
Where blood banners are unfurled.
In their wicked sinful den.
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I'm not as educated, sir, as thee,
But God Almighty's sun I see,
And you may treat me very hard for this,
But I His Holy Hand shall kiss.
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(1)
Lying and stealing is the white man's game;
For rights of God nor man he has no shame
(A practice of his throughout the whole world)
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Black queen of beauty, thou hast given color to the world!
Among other women thou art royal and the fairest!
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Where can I find love that never changes
Smiles that are true and always just the same,
Caring not how the fierce tempest rages,
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Hail! United States of Africa-free!
Hail! Motherland most bright, divinely fair!
State in perfect sisterhood united,
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1. When Afric's sun was setting fast
The Prophets told the tale,
But Psalmists said she'd win at last
And pass beyond the vale.
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I'm black not white, which is no crime;
To have all things makes one so great:
If blacks did have, all whites would crave
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Say! Africa for the Africans,
Like America for the Americans:
This the rallying cry for a nation,
Be it in peace or revolution.
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All men have troubles of their own,
And burdens great to bear each day,
So keep your tales of woe, and frown
At all the ills that come your way:
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Suns have set and suns will rise
Upon many gloomy lives;
Those who sit around and say:
'Nothing good comes down our way.'
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The Eternal hills are green in tropic lands,
And snowy white in temperate zones;
At seasons of the year, when nature speaks,
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The way we flitter through our span,
And break the laws of loveliness,
Does show an open Hell for man
On earth, with all his naughtiness.
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You may not know, and that is all
That causes you to fail in life;
All men should know, and thus not fall
The victims of the heartless strife.
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Yes, man to man is so unjust
Until we know not whom to trust;
For we have made of life a lie,
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As I lay asleep at midnight,
A thought came stealing over me:
A shadow of a great disaster,
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Oh glorious race of mighty men,
The homeland calls to you;
Our fathers wrought with faith divine,
So let us march in line. (Refrain)
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There's music in my soul today,
A joy of heart not there before:
This state of conscience I relay
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I look at man in grim dismay;
He tried my virtue all to steal:
My heart is full of joy today,
No sin is on my soul I feel.
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Today I start my life for good;
I am determined now to find
The value of my real manhood;
And not to travel as if blind.
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