God Bless Our Brave Young Volunteers!

GOD BLESS OUR BRAVE YOUNG VOLUNTEERS!

SONG.

Words and Music by

GEORGE F. ROOT.

Author of "The First Gun is Fired" etc.

CHICAGO:

Published by ROOT & CADY, 95 Clark Street. Wm. HALL & SON. FIRTH, POND & CO., New York

RUSSELL & TOLMAN Boston.

H. N. HEMPSTED, Milwaukee

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Root & Cady, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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God bless our brave young volunteers!

words and music by GEO. F. ROOT.

Andantino.

1. Hark the song of free--dom how it swells val---ley, hill, and prai--rie wide, With thrill--ing tones the toc--sin tells That dan--gers to our land be-tide, That dan--gers to our land be- tide; And see; from an--vil, loom, and plow, From home, and moth--ers sa--cred tears They fly with ar--dor on each brow, God bless our brave young volunteers God bless our brave young vol--un-teers!

2. Still, Still the glo--rious num--bers ring, And still they come our land to save, Let ev--ery hear its trib--ute bring Of love, and hon--or to the brave, Of love and hon--or to the brave; May He pro--tect them in the strife Whose o'er the star--ry flag ap--pears That He who guard each pre--cious life And bless our brave young vol--un-teers And bless &c.

3. Oh home of free--dom, fa--ther-land, To thee our treas--ures now we yield, Tis du---ty calls, their feet must stand In tent--ed camp, on blood--y field, In tent--ed camp, on blood--y field; Fare-well true hearts our pray'rs shall be Where o'er the starry flag ap--pears That He who made our fa---thers free May bless our brave young vol--un-teers May bless &c.