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[With uncovered head we are standing today]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Hugg Hymnal Title: Light in the Valley Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 53532 52151 76512 Used With Text: Cover them Over with Beautiful Flowers

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Cover them Over with Beautiful Flowers

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Light in the Valley First Line: With uncovered head we are standing today Refrain First Line: O cover them over these soldiers who sleep Lyrics: 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] Topics: Decoration Day Used With Tune: [With uncovered head we are standing today]

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Cover Them Over With Beautiful Flowers

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Heaven's Echo #158 (1895) Hymnal Title: Heaven's Echo First Line: With uncovered head we are standing today Refrain First Line: O cover them over these soldiers who sleep Languages: English Tune Title: [With uncovered head we are standing today]

Cover them Over with Beautiful Flowers

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Light in the Valley #172 (1898) Hymnal Title: Light in the Valley First Line: With uncovered head we are standing today Refrain First Line: O cover them over these soldiers who sleep Lyrics: 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] Topics: Decoration Day Languages: English Tune Title: [With uncovered head we are standing today]

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal Title: Light in the Valley Author of "Cover them Over with Beautiful Flowers" in Light in the Valley Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton, N. J., under the firm name of Johnson Oatman & Son. Since the death of his father, he has for the past fifteen years been in the life insurance business, having charge of the business of one of the great companies in Mt. Holly, N. J., where he resides. He has written over three thousand hymns, and no gospel song book is considered as being complete unless it contains some of his hymns. In 1878 he married Wilhelmina Reid, of Lumberton, N.J. and had three children, Rachel, Miriam, and Percy. Excerpted from Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by Jacob Henry Hall; Fleming H. Revell, Co. 1914

George C. Hugg

1848 - 1907 Person Name: Geo. C. Hugg Hymnal Title: Light in the Valley Composer of "[With uncovered head we are standing today]" in Light in the Valley George Crawford Hugg USA 1848-1907. Born near Haddonfield, NJ, he became choirmaster at the Berlin, NJ, Presbyterian Church at age 12. At age 14 he published his first song, “Walk in the light”, which became very popular. He married Anne E Ketchum, and they had a daughter, Evangeline. He served as choirmaster of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and also the Broad Street and Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Churches there. He was also closely associated with the Harper Memorial Presbyterian Church there. He was a prolific composer with over 2000 works, publishing 18 books of revival and Sunday school music, and 90 songs for special occasions (Christmas, Easter, etc.). He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry