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PATRIOTIC PIECES

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;