Light in the Valley ‎#172

172. Cover them Over with Beautiful Flowers

1 With uncovered head we are standing today,
Where valor lies sleeping our tribute to pay,
At the shrine of these dear sainted heroes of ours,
And cover them over with beautiful flow'rs.

Chorus:
O cover them over these soldiers who sleep,
They'll not be forgotten, so why should we weep?
They saved as a unit this country of ours,
So cover them over with beautiful flow'rs.

2 When the trumpet first sounded their country's alarms,
They left their dear firesides and sprang to their arms,
They fought, bled, and died, to preserve freedom's bow'rs,
Now cover them over with beautiful flow'rs. [Chorus]

3 Sleep on honored dead, e'er remembered you'll be,
While zephyrs blow over the land of the free,
Loving hands will erect, to your memory tow'rs,
And cover you over with beautiful flow'rs. [Chorus]

4 Sleep, peacefully sleep in your dreams, never more
Will your rest be broken by nightmares of war,
Nor reveille call you at still morning hours,
Sleep on, covered over with beautiful flow'rs. [Chorus]

5 In Columbia's Pantheon, temple of fame,
Your deeds are recorded, immortal your name,
At recital of them base infamy cow'rs,
Now rest, covered over with beautiful flow'rs. [Chorus]

6 Rest on, undisturbed by the changes of time,
While fingers weave garlands, your shafts to entwine,
While your graves are refreshed by the God given show'rs,
Rest on, covered over with beautiful flow'rs. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: With uncovered head we are standing today
• Title: Cover them Over with Beautiful Flowers
• Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: O cover them over these soldiers who sleep
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Decoration Day

Tune Information

• Name: [With uncovered head we are standing today]
• Composer: Geo. C. Hugg
• Key: A♭ Major