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The Old Year and the New.
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That each man shall be a brother,
Who has joined our gallant crew;
That we’ll stand by one another
In the land we are going to!
Who has joined our gallant crew;
That we’ll stand by one another
In the land we are going to!
Fill again, before we part, brothers,
Fill the deepest draught of all,
To the loved ones of our hearts, brothers,
Who reward and share our toil.
From husbands and from brothers,
All honour be their due,———
The noble maids and mothers
Of the land we are going to!
Fill the deepest draught of all,
To the loved ones of our hearts, brothers,
Who reward and share our toil.
From husbands and from brothers,
All honour be their due,———
The noble maids and mothers
Of the land we are going to!
The wine is at an end, brothers;
But ere we close our eyes,
Let a silent prayer ascend, brothers,
For our gallant enterprise———
Should our toil be all unblest, brothers,
Should ill winds of fortune blow,
May we find God’s haven of rest, brothers,
In the land we are going to.
But ere we close our eyes,
Let a silent prayer ascend, brothers,
For our gallant enterprise———
Should our toil be all unblest, brothers,
Should ill winds of fortune blow,
May we find God’s haven of rest, brothers,
In the land we are going to.
iv.
The Old Year and the New.
We beheld the old year dying
In the country of our birth;
When the drifted snow was lying
On the hard and frozen earth
In the country of our birth;
When the drifted snow was lying
On the hard and frozen earth