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The Star of Glory

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Title
The Star Of Glory - Lyrics
Composer
Welch, Emmett J.  
Lyricist
Welch, Emmett J.  
Publisher
Emmett J. Welch Music Pub. (Philadelphia, PA)  
Lyrics
The Star of Glory Verse: Tell me the meaning of that single star, That hangs in the window over there. Tell me the meaning, mother dear, Ere I kneel for my evening pray’r. The mother’s eyes brimm’d o’er with tears, For her heart was far away. So she told her child of tender years, What the little star seem’d to say: Refrain: That star represents Old Glory, It speaks to each mother’s heart. It shows there is one in service, Who plays a soldiers part. All that we see in that emblem fair, Tells of our boys “over there” That is the meaning of star and flag! Let us kneel my child in pray’r. Verse: Safe on her pillow the dear child was placed, With her mother’s fond goodnight caress. Off to the distant slumber land, Her daddy’s lips once more to press. She’ll bring her daddy back with her, Home from battlefields to stay. Could she only stay in sweet dream-land, She’d have him with her ev’ry day. 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 20, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_655
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
The Star of Glory
Composer
Welch, Emmett J.  
Lyricist
Welch, Emmett J.  
Publisher
Emmett J. Welch Music Pub. (Philadelphia, PA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
The Star of Glory Verse: Tell me the meaning of that single star, That hangs in the window over there. Tell me the meaning, mother dear, Ere I kneel for my evening pray’r. The mother’s eyes brimm’d o’er with tears, For her heart was far away. So she told her child of tender years, What the little star seem’d to say: Refrain: That star represents Old Glory, It speaks to each mother’s heart. It shows there is one in service, Who plays a soldiers part. All that we see in that emblem fair, Tells of our boys “over there” That is the meaning of star and flag! Let us kneel my child in pray’r. Verse: Safe on her pillow the dear child was placed, With her mother’s fond goodnight caress. Off to the distant slumber land, Her daddy’s lips once more to press. She’ll bring her daddy back with her, Home from battlefields to stay. Could she only stay in sweet dream-land, She’d have him with her ev’ry day. 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 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_655
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Star of Glory
ComposerWelch, Emmett J.  
LyricistWelch, Emmett J.  
PublisherEmmett J. Welch Music Pub. (Philadelphia, PA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsThe Star of Glory Verse: Tell me the meaning of that single star, That hangs in the window over there. Tell me the meaning, mother dear, Ere I kneel for my evening pray’r. The mother’s eyes brimm’d o’er with tears, For her heart was far away. So she told her child of tender years, What the little star seem’d to say: Refrain: That star represents Old Glory, It speaks to each mother’s heart. It shows there is one in service, Who plays a soldiers part. All that we see in that emblem fair, Tells of our boys “over there” That is the meaning of star and flag! Let us kneel my child in pray’r. Verse: Safe on her pillow the dear child was placed, With her mother’s fond goodnight caress. Off to the distant slumber land, Her daddy’s lips once more to press. She’ll bring her daddy back with her, Home from battlefields to stay. Could she only stay in sweet dream-land, She’d have him with her ev’ry day. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_655
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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