The Ritual and Songs of the Cold-water Legions |
Common terms and phrases
abstain Amen ARTICLE banner beverage blessing brave CALL OF DUTY cause of Temperance chief delight children and youths Chorus circulate the pledge Cold Water Legion cold water meetings COLD-WATER LEGION Dare drink drunkard's emnly promise ere long evil fight friends give gladness Guides happy happy day hath Honor longer hosts of Rum hour Intemperance join our Legion Join to banish land lay our armor lips Lord help malt liquors nauseous weed Neath noble O'er pledge ourselves President or Captain Profane Language public meetings pure rally regular meeting Roll of Honor ruin Sign the Triple SONG OF GOOD-NIGHT songs we sing sorrow spirit spirituous and malt strong Sunday schools Sunday-school Temp'rance call Temperance and Purity Temperance Army Temperance cause Temperance Legions thou thy name profane Tobacco and Profane Touch Triple Pledge to-night true soldiers TUNE tyrant victory volunteers win the day youths and children
Popular passages
Page 21 - Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Page 20 - Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Page 21 - Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Page 39 - Then, of that death-dealing bowl, oh, beware ! Touch not the cup, touch it not. 2. Touch not the cup when the wine glistens bright ; Touch not the cup, touch not the cup. Though, like the ruby, it shines in the light, Touch not the cup, touch it not. The fangs of the serpent are hid in the bowl; Deeply the poison will* enter thy soul, Soon will it plunge thee beyond thy control. Touch not the cup, touch it not.
Page 21 - For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Page 14 - ... pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night to guide your footsteps through the wilderness of life.
Page 39 - Toucli not the cup, touch it not. 4. Touch not the cup; oh, drink not a drop; Touch not the cup, touch not the cup. All that thou lovest entreat thee to stop ; Touch not the cup, touch it not. Stop for the home that to thee is...
Page 6 - For of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons." The Psalmist was right, when he said "The Lord is good unto all, and his tender mercies are over all the works of his hands.
Page 40 - Stop, for the home that to thee is so dear; Stop, for thy friends that to thee are so near; Stop, for thy country, the God that we fear; Touch not the cup, touch it not. THE TEMPEKAUCE HOSTTUNE —
Page 45 - All who to the bottle go. We resolve their road to shun, And in temperance paths to run. Cheerfully, manfully come along, Sign our pledge and sing our song. 5. Good cold water does for us. Costs no money, makes none worse, Gives no bruises, steals no brains, Breeds no quarrels, woes nor pains. Readily, joyfully come along. Sign our pledge and sing our song.