I sing Grimalkin brave and bold

Verse 1
I sing Grimalkin brave and bold,
Who makes Intruders fly,
His claws and whiskers they behold,
And squawl and scamper by.

Verse 2
The fiercest Cats before his power
Fly swifter than the wind,
Over the walls and houses scour,
But leave their Coat behind.

Verse 3
Their Coat I shall preserve from harm
As a Victorious Trophy:
T’will keep Mamma so pure and warm
Or make a Muff for Sophy;

Verse 4
A smile it will from Sister gain,
A Kiss from Hetty Farley
And rouse into a tuneful Strain
The jealousy of Charley.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “On a battle of Cats.” This hymn appears in the manuscript “MS Nursery.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/594/16, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 5). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in S.T. Kimbrough Jr. and Oliver A. Beckerlegge, eds., The Unpublished Poetry of Charles Wesley, vol. 1 (Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1988), pages 280-81.
Publishing: Public Domain