138. Till the Last Bugle Blows

1 Wrapped in the colors he died in defending,
We pay our last tribute above his repose;
Bravely he stood, for our honor contending,
But now let him rest till the last bugle blows,
But now let him rest till the last bugle blows.

2 Faithful and loyal, privation disdaining,
His bosom he bared to the steel of our foes;
Fighting—a hero till death uncomplaining,
But now let him rest till the last bugle blows,
But now let him rest till the last bugle blows.

3 Sleeping he lies ‘neath a halo of glory,
And over his bed we will plant the wild rose;
Fearless, undaunted on battle-fields glory,
But now let him rest till the last bugle blows,
But now let him rest till the last bugle blows.

Text Information
First Line: Wrapped in the colors he died in defending
Title: Till the Last Bugle Blows
Author: Charlotte G. Homer
Language: English
Publication Date: 1923
Topic: Patriotic
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Wrapped in the colors he died in defending]
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
Notes: Public Domain.



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