Calmly at last they take their rest,
Soldiers whose battles all are won,
Heroes whose courage stood the test,
Brave hearts whose day of strife is done.
Peacefully sleep, peacefully sleep,
Sleep peacefully, sleep, O sleep!
Loved and honored, peacefully sleep,
Peacefully sleep, peacefully sleep,
peacefully sleep.
Heroes who won, though sorely pressed,
Soldiers as brave who lost the fight,
Victor and vanquished lie at rest,
In mercy judged by God's clear light.
Peacefully sleep, peacefully sleep,
Sleep peacefully, sleep, O sleep!
Loved and honored, peacefully sleep,
Peacefully sleep, peacefully sleep,
Peacefully sleep.
"Memorial Day"
Elizabeth Lincoln Gould
"Calmly at last they take their rest..."
The graves of our fallen heroes at
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
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