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Till the Last Bugle Blows

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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.

Source: Progressive Sunday School Songs #138

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Author: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel

Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree… Go to person page >

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First Line: Wrapped in the colors he died in defending
Title: Till the Last Bugle Blows
Author: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
Copyright: Public Domain
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Progressive Sunday School Songs #138

Progressive Sunday School Songs #138
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Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #119

Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #119
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