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116 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;