"For Freedom"
This song was written by Irene Hurley Copeman during the Second World War. The lyrics were intended to evoke national pride in the singers, and to remind them what was at stake - the safety and prosperity of the British Empire.
Irene Hurley Copeman, "For Freedom", (Toronto: Draper Music Co.)
For Freedom Lyrics.pdf
(5.66 MB)
Booklet. 3 pages.
Ley and Lois Smith War, Memory, and Popular Culture Research Collection - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
Second World War