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CHERISHED NAMES.
We wreathe with flowers the peaceful graves,
Where low our fallen comrades sleep;
While sunbeams smile, and verdure waves,
And dews of evening o'er them weep.
Where low our fallen comrades sleep;
While sunbeams smile, and verdure waves,
And dews of evening o'er them weep.
Honored-and loved, each cherished name;
In vain, ye have not lived nor died;
A grateful country keeps your fame,—
A sacred trust,—her joy and pride.
In vain, ye have not lived nor died;
A grateful country keeps your fame,—
A sacred trust,—her joy and pride.
God bless the land ye nobly saved,—
Where'er your blood has left its stain,
Where'er your conquering banners waved,
May peace prevail and Freedom reign.
Where'er your blood has left its stain,
Where'er your conquering banners waved,
May peace prevail and Freedom reign.
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