Glory, glory, hallelujah

Raised up in Kentucky

In a cabin cold and bare
Readinh by the fireside
He got his learning there


Earned his keep by splitting logs
He grew so lean and strong

He could fight against a bully
Or could right a mighty wrong


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people
Oh, what a wondrous man was he

What a plain, what a
Humble man was he


Then he went to Springfield
Started practicing the law
Folks began to know his name

From Maine to Arkansas

But when the people called him

Into politics, he went
Cause he had a date with destiny
To be the President


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people

Oh, what a wondrous man was he
And his name will remain in memory


Glory, glory, hallelujah

When he was elected

O'er his country to preside
Rich or poor, to everyone
His door was open wide


And when he felt the sorrow
Of a nation in distress

Whe he said will live forever
In the Gettysburg Address


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people
Oh, what a wondrous man was he

What a kind, what an
Honest man was he


That one dark and fateful night
That history wil recall
He went to the theater

In his silk hat and his shawl

And there a shot was fired by

A scoundrel known as Booth
And Abe Lincoln died because
He stood for liberty and truth


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people

Oh, what a wondrous man was he
Gave his life so that
People could be free


Down in Washington
There stands a monument today

People come to honor him
From near and far away


And though it's nigh a century
That he's been dead and gone
His truth goes marching on