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The Anti-slavery Harp: A Collection of Songs for Anti-slavery Meetings

Chapter 33: FUGITIVE’S TRIUMPH.
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A compilation of abolitionist songs and lyric pamphlets intended for anti-slavery gatherings, offering moral appeals, narratives of suffering, and calls to collective action. Poems dramatize the anguish of enslaved mothers, the fate of separated families, and the experiences of fugitives guided by the North Star, while urging political and religious solidarity against slavery. Several pieces adapt their words to familiar popular airs to facilitate communal singing, and the collection blends emotional testimony, exhortation, and patriotic imagery to mobilize audiences for emancipation.

FUGITIVE’S TRIUMPH.

Go, go, thou that enslav’st me,
Now, now, thy power is o’er;
Long, long, have I obeyed thee,
I’m not a slave any more;
No, no—oh, no!
I’m a free man ever more!
Thou, thou, broughtest me ever,
Deep, deep, sorrow and pain;
But I have left thee forever,
Nor will I serve thee again;
No, no—oh, no!
No, I’ll not serve thee again.
Tyrant! thou hast bereft me
Home, friends, pleasures so sweet;
Now, forever I’ve left thee,
Thou and I never shall meet;
No, no—oh, no!
Thou and I never shall meet.
Joys, joys, bright as the morning,
Now, now, on me will pour,
Hope, hope, on me is dawning,
I’m not a slave any more!
No, no—oh, no!
I’m a FREE MAN evermore!