As They Leave Us

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As They Leave Us by Florence Earle Coates Fugitive verse

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As rendered in Patriotic Pieces from the Great War (1918):

After the cheers had ceased. Photo by Frank W. Buhler.

AS THEY LEAVE US

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Bid farewell with pride,  Show no trace of sorrow; Smile into their eyes,   Though your courage borrow; There will be another day,  And a time   To pay! Gallant is their look,  But their hearts are tender. Cry aloud your faith!  Loyal tribute render! For they go—the young, the brave—  Liberty   To save! Tell them not of fear;  Whisper not of sadness; Overbrim to-day  With heroic gladness; Let your love, remembered, shine  As a light   Benign! Simple is their trust,  But 'tis deep as ocean; Lofty is their hope,  Selfless their devotion; And they go—the young, the brave—  Liberty   To save! Hark! The bugles call!  Wave your banners!—cheer them! Happy, let them dream  All that's valiant near them! They will know, when far from you,  That the dream   Was true! —Florence Earle Coates

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