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The Flower of Salvation

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Title
The Flower of Salvation - Lyrics
Composer
Wood, Leo  
Lyricist
Wood, Leo  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Lyrics
The Flower of Salvation Verse: We’ve heard of wond’rous deeds of glory, over there, We’ve heard them told in song and story ev’rywhere, And when all is said and done it’s all over and we’ve won, Now I’ll sing the praise of one, who helped us over there. Refrain: Tho’ the roses grew on no man’s land, another flower bloomed there too, Like the red cross rose, ev’ry dough boy knows, that the flower of salvation was a beautiful creation. With little tin of coffee and a doughnut in her hand, ev’ry soldier thought this flower just the sweetest in the land, And they’re mighty glad they met her you can bet they won’t forget her, this sweet flower of salvation, that bloomed on no man’s land, Verse: They never stopped to think of danger, over there, You’ll never hear them mention stranger anywhere, Sister, brother, that’s their creed, helping those who are in need Glorying in ev’ry deed, of sunshine ev’rywhere. Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_192
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
The Flower of Salvation
Composer
Wood, Leo  
Lyricist
Wood, Leo  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
1919-05-02
Lyrics
The Flower of Salvation Verse: We’ve heard of wond’rous deeds of glory, over there, We’ve heard them told in song and story ev’rywhere, And when all is said and done it’s all over and we’ve won, Now I’ll sing the praise of one, who helped us over there. Refrain: Tho’ the roses grew on no man’s land, another flower bloomed there too, Like the red cross rose, ev’ry dough boy knows, that the flower of salvation was a beautiful creation. With little tin of coffee and a doughnut in her hand, ev’ry soldier thought this flower just the sweetest in the land, And they’re mighty glad they met her you can bet they won’t forget her, this sweet flower of salvation, that bloomed on no man’s land, Verse: They never stopped to think of danger, over there, You’ll never hear them mention stranger anywhere, Sister, brother, that’s their creed, helping those who are in need Glorying in ev’ry deed, of sunshine ev’rywhere. Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_192
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Flower of Salvation
ComposerWood, Leo  
LyricistWood, Leo  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of Copyright1919-05-02
LyricsThe Flower of Salvation Verse: We’ve heard of wond’rous deeds of glory, over there, We’ve heard them told in song and story ev’rywhere, And when all is said and done it’s all over and we’ve won, Now I’ll sing the praise of one, who helped us over there. Refrain: Tho’ the roses grew on no man’s land, another flower bloomed there too, Like the red cross rose, ev’ry dough boy knows, that the flower of salvation was a beautiful creation. With little tin of coffee and a doughnut in her hand, ev’ry soldier thought this flower just the sweetest in the land, And they’re mighty glad they met her you can bet they won’t forget her, this sweet flower of salvation, that bloomed on no man’s land, Verse: They never stopped to think of danger, over there, You’ll never hear them mention stranger anywhere, Sister, brother, that’s their creed, helping those who are in need Glorying in ev’ry deed, of sunshine ev’rywhere. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_192
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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