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To France

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Title
To France - Lyrics
Composer
Woodman, R. Huntington  
Lyricist
Henderson, Daniel M.  
Publisher
G. Schirmer  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
To France Verse: Thank God, our liberating lance goes flaming on the way to France! To France, the trail the Gourkas found! To France, Old England’s rallying ground! To France, the path the Russians strode! To France, the Anzac’s glory road! To France, where our lost legion ran to fight and die for God and Man! To France with ev’ry race and breed that hates oppression’s brutal creed! Who would not brave the battle’s chance for France, for France! Verse: France, how could our hearts forget the path which came Lafayette? At last, thank God! At last we see, there is no tribal Liberty! No beacon lighting just our shores, no freedom guarding but our doors! The flame she kindled for our sires burns now in Europe’s battle fires! The soul that led our fathers west turns back to free the world’s oppressed! Blood of her blood, we too advance to France, to France! Verse: Lies, you have not called in vain, we share your conflict and your pain! “Old Glory,” through new stains and rents, partakes of
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 21, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_723
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
To France
Composer
Woodman, R. Huntington  
Lyricist
Henderson, Daniel M.  
Publisher
G. Schirmer  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-26
Lyrics
To France Verse: Thank God, our liberating lance goes flaming on the way to France! To France, the trail the Gourkas found! To France, Old England’s rallying ground! To France, the path the Russians strode! To France, the Anzac’s glory road! To France, where our lost legion ran to fight and die for God and Man! To France with ev’ry race and breed that hates oppression’s brutal creed! Who would not brave the battle’s chance for France, for France! Verse: France, how could our hearts forget the path which came Lafayette? At last, thank God! At last we see, there is no tribal Liberty! No beacon lighting just our shores, no freedom guarding but our doors! The flame she kindled for our sires burns now in Europe’s battle fires! The soul that led our fathers west turns back to free the world’s oppressed! Blood of her blood, we too advance to France, to France! Verse: Lies, you have not called in vain, we share your conflict and your pain! “Old Glory,” through new stains and rents, partakes of
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 21, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_723
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleTo France
ComposerWoodman, R. Huntington  
LyricistHenderson, Daniel M.  
PublisherG. Schirmer  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-26
LyricsTo France Verse: Thank God, our liberating lance goes flaming on the way to France! To France, the trail the Gourkas found! To France, Old England’s rallying ground! To France, the path the Russians strode! To France, the Anzac’s glory road! To France, where our lost legion ran to fight and die for God and Man! To France with ev’ry race and breed that hates oppression’s brutal creed! Who would not brave the battle’s chance for France, for France! Verse: France, how could our hearts forget the path which came Lafayette? At last, thank God! At last we see, there is no tribal Liberty! No beacon lighting just our shores, no freedom guarding but our doors! The flame she kindled for our sires burns now in Europe’s battle fires! The soul that led our fathers west turns back to free the world’s oppressed! Blood of her blood, we too advance to France, to France! Verse: Lies, you have not called in vain, we share your conflict and your pain! “Old Glory,” through new stains and rents, partakes of
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 21, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_723
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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