Oh! Bury The Brave Where They Fall

To the OFFICERS & MEN OF THE 113 Reg Ills Vols.

Oh! Bury the Brave Where they Fall. Song & Chorus Written & composed by Lieut. Henrie L. Frisbie. of the 113th Ills Infs Vols.

Chicago Published by Root & Cady 95 Clark St.

Entered according to act of Congress AD 1863 by Root & Cady in the Clerk's Office of the District Court in the North Dist of Illinois

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BURY THE BRAVE WHERE THEY FALL. H.L. FRISBIE.

Espressivo.

1. Oh bury the brave on the 2. Though nameless the graves where their 3. The sunlight and rain will

field where they fall; Let them sleep beneath the sod, That

ashes repose All unhallowed by tears, Their

awaken the flow'rs That in beauty o'er them wave,. The

drank up their blood in the deadly affray, When their spirits went home to

laurels are fadeless, they never can die, While we measure the fleeting

soft whispering breezes a requiem sad, Murm'ring over their lonely

God: Let their resting place be where their brave deeds were done, With the

years; Though no marble may rise o'er their low lonely beds, There to

grave; But we mourn for them not as all calmly they sleep, far

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banner the banner for their shroud; And its stars shall keep watch as they

point out the sacred sacred spot, Yet the hearts of the nation their

Away from the loving household band, For the brave and the noble die

peacefully sleep, Far away from the gathering crowd.

memory will keep, Its dead heroes are never forgot.

never in vain, When they die for their native land.

CHORUS. Repeat pp.

AIR. Then sleep on and soft be thy repose, And

ALTO. Then sleep on sleep on soft be thy repose,

TENOR. Then sleep on and soft be thy repose, And

BASE. PIANO

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green be the turf on thy breast. The glorious stars of our

The glorious stars shall

green be the turf on thy breast. The glorious stars shall

banner shall watch O'er the graves where the heroes rest.

watch, shall watch softly rest.

watch, shall watch O'er the graves where the heroes rest.