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Muffled mutt'ring groweth
Louder on the air!
Like a lion roaring,
Rising from his lair.
Louder on the air!
Like a lion roaring,
Rising from his lair.
As the anthem surgeth
Through cathedral aisles,
Swells the voice of nations
Over miles of miles.
Through cathedral aisles,
Swells the voice of nations
Over miles of miles.
As the thunder growleth
In yon cloud afar,
In their bosoms broodeth
The black bolt of war.
In yon cloud afar,
In their bosoms broodeth
The black bolt of war.
Snap in twain your fetters,
Cleave your ancient yoke,
Burst the gloom of ages
With the lightning's stroke.
Cleave your ancient yoke,
Burst the gloom of ages
With the lightning's stroke.
