"Let all power and triumph be mine in whatever right I do!"
-Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern
[COMICS CAVALCADE # 1, Winter, 1942, author unknown]
(the only time this oath was spoken)

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
no evil shall escape my sight!
Let those who worship evil's might,
beware my power.. Green Lantern's light!"
-Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern
[1943, credited to Alfred Bester]
-Hal Jordan of Earth
[SHOWCASE # 22]
later adopted by: Arisia, Ch'p, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Katma Tui-Stewart, Kilowog, Quarzz Teranh, Symon Terrynce, El'Qa Sqa Zreenah

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
all evil shall escape my sight!
Let those who worship evil's might,
fear not my power... Green Lantern's light!"
-Hal Jordan
[GL2 # 13, John Broome]
(Hal was controlled by the Spectarns, an evil alien race)

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
no justice shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship justice's might,
beware my power... Evil Green Lantern's light!"
-The "Evil Green Lanterns" led by Sinestro
[GL2 # 52, John Broome]
(Sinestro stole the Central Power Battery to form his own "Corps")

"On worlds afar or scenes at home,
wherever the cause should make me roam,
always I vow to fight the good fight--
to combat evil with all Green Lantern's might!"
-Guy Gardner
[GL2 # 59, John Broome]
(in a "virtual reality")

"From lantern comes the gift we give--
to shed light's grace on all that live!"
-Eddore of Tront
[TGLC # 1, Len Wein]
(first of two oaths)
later adopted by: Arisia

"I charge this ring with matchless might,
To banish all of evil's blight.
May all my --"
-Dalor of Timron
[GL2 # 155, Mike W. Barr]
(interrupted before completion)

"...power to foil evil with me instill...
my Green Lantern vow to fulfill!"
-Eddore of Tront
[GL2 # 160, Mike W. Barr]
(second oath)

"The cosmos through,
in every part,
one thing endures:
a loving heart.
Against the knaves
who'd quell this song
Green Lanterns stand,
to right the wrong!"
-Liana of M'Elu
[GL2 # 162, Kurt Busiek]

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
no evil shall escape my sight..."
-KT21 of Jerome
[GL2 # 187, Mike Baron]
(variation of Hal's oath)

"Once there was but darkness,
full and forever-
but then came the light,
and then the life,
and then the light of the Green Lantern--
and then myself,
to do it justice!"
-K'ryssma of Etrea
[GL2 # 198, Steve Englehart]

"Bring light to the ring,
I charge thee--unveil every evil around me!
Replenish the power to--"
-The Green Man of Uxor
[OMEGA MEN # 29, Todd Klein]
(interrupted before completion)

"Once there was but darkness,
full and forever--
but then came the light of the Green Lantern--
and then myself--
to do it justice!"
-Flodo Span of Inner Tasnia
[GL2 # 217, Steve Englehart]
(alteration of K'ryssma's oath)

"PLUPHH!"
-Driq of Criq
[GL2 # 217, Steve Englehart]
(since death, Driq's verbal skills are not what they used to be)

"In loudest din or hush profound,
my ears catch evil's slightest sound.
Let those who toll out evil's knell,
beware my power: The F-Sharp Bell!"
-Rot Lop Fan of the Obsidian Deeps
[TGLCA # 3, Alan Moore]

"You who are wicked, evil, and mean--
I'm the nastiest creep you've *ever* seen!
Come one, come all; put up a fight;
I'll pound your butts with Green Lantern's light.
Yowza."
-Jack T. Chance of Garnet
[GLCQ # 1, John Ostrander]

"In this place of black and grey and dark...
the green shall be my light, my hope, my strength.
All that is good is all I defend.
I shall not falter."
-Barin
[GLCQ # 7, James Robinson]

"In brightest day, in darkest night,
beware my power--
Green Lantern's light!"
-Rak Arranya
[GLA # 5, Chuck Dixon]
(variation of Hal's oath)
later used by: Taa

"In brightest light, in darkest sea,
all dangers will be seen by me!
While others from these dangers flee,
I shall always a Green Lantern be!"
-Green Lantern of Penelo
[GL2 # 159, Bob Rozakis]

"As I touch this battery,
flow the power into me.
Guide my hand, my heart, my soul...
make right and justice my lasting goal!
In the name of Thar...Amen!"
-Lysandra of Zintha
[GL2 # 169, Jack C. Harris]

"In forest dark or glade beferned,
no blade of grass shall go unturned.
Let those that have the daylight spurned,
tread not where this green lamp has burned"
-Medphyll of J586
[SWAMP THING # 61, Alan Moore]

"Let those who worship evil's might--
beware my power,
the power of the Green Lantern!"
-Sinestro of Korugar
[GL2 # 222, Steve Englehart]
(flashback to his days as GL, a modification of Hal's oath)

"When day is bright...
...or is it night?
No... ah...
...something or other
will escape my sight...
...let those who...who...
Let all those looking for a fight...
...something something something...
Green Lantern's light."
-Perdoo of Qualar IV
[GLA # 5, Len Wein]
(a confused variation of Hal Jordan's oath)