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A Message from Home

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Title
A Message from Home - Lyrics
Composer
Ames, Gerald  
Lyricist
Overton, Jane  
Publisher
Laclede Publishing Co. (St. Louis, MO)  
Lyrics
  • Lonely with you we know not where, longing for you always out there. We have consecrated all, you have answered freedom’s call. Refrain
  • We’ll be waiting here for you, when your noble work is done. Verse: When the days are drear, thoughts of you bring cheer, we think always of you. When the nights are long, and the sad thoughts throng, we think always of you
  • How you face the enemy, what mighty deeds you do. You’ll be welcome home again, when it is fought out and won
  • How you fight for us out there, how you bravely do and dare! Our prayers go to God each night, He will aid us with His might. Refrain: While you fight for liberty, we think always of you
  • A Message From Home (To Our Boys Out There) Verse: When the stars shine bright, in the deep of night, we think always of you. When the moon hangs low, and the dawn winds blow, we think always of you
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_423
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
A Message from Home
Composer
Ames, Gerald  
Lyricist
Overton, Jane  
Publisher
Laclede Publishing Co. (St. Louis, MO)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-08-26
Lyrics
  • A Message From Home (To Our Boys Out There) Verse: When the stars shine bright, in the deep of night, we think always of you. When the moon hangs low, and the dawn winds blow, we think always of you
  • How you fight for us out there, how you bravely do and dare! Our prayers go to God each night, He will aid us with His might. Refrain: While you fight for liberty, we think always of you
  • How you face the enemy, what mighty deeds you do. You’ll be welcome home again, when it is fought out and won
  • We’ll be waiting here for you, when your noble work is done. Verse: When the days are drear, thoughts of you bring cheer, we think always of you. When the nights are long, and the sad thoughts throng, we think always of you
  • Lonely with you we know not where, longing for you always out there. We have consecrated all, you have answered freedom’s call. 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 17, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_423
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleA Message from Home
ComposerAmes, Gerald  
LyricistOverton, Jane  
PublisherLaclede Publishing Co. (St. Louis, MO)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-08-26
Lyrics
  • A Message From Home (To Our Boys Out There) Verse: When the stars shine bright, in the deep of night, we think always of you. When the moon hangs low, and the dawn winds blow, we think always of you
  • How you fight for us out there, how you bravely do and dare! Our prayers go to God each night, He will aid us with His might. Refrain: While you fight for liberty, we think always of you
  • How you face the enemy, what mighty deeds you do. You’ll be welcome home again, when it is fought out and won
  • We’ll be waiting here for you, when your noble work is done. Verse: When the days are drear, thoughts of you bring cheer, we think always of you. When the nights are long, and the sad thoughts throng, we think always of you
  • Lonely with you we know not where, longing for you always out there. We have consecrated all, you have answered freedom’s call. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_423
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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