The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) 95. Soldiers, go, but not to claim

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The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.)‎#95

Text:	Soldiers, go, but not to claim
Tune:	CHRISTIAN SOLDIER [2]
Media:	MIDI file

1.
Soldiers, go, but not to claim
Mouldering spoils of earthborn treasure,
Not to build a vaunting name,
Not to dwell in tents of pleasure,
Dream not that the way is smooth,
Hope not that the thorns are roses,
Turn no wishful eye of youth,
Where the sunny beam reposes.
Thou hast sterner work to do,
Hast to cut thy passage through;
Close behind the gulfs are burning:
Forward then, there's no returning.

Text Information
First Line:	Soldiers, go, but not to claim
Title:	Soldiers, go, but not to claim
Meter:	7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 8, 8
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1854
Source:	Dover Selection p. 134