A National Hymn
Mexicans, hear the battle cry
Mount for battle, win or die,
The earth is trembling to its core
At the might of the cannon’s roar.
If a foreign enemy be found
Who dares profane our sacred ground,
Heaven hears and sends your sons
To victory against their guns.
Bocanegra, and Guillermio Prieto, were the patriotic poets of the Mexican revolution. Their inspiring poems were much loved by the fighting men.