THE HOME-COMING

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 70, 22 March 1919, Page 17

THE HOME-COMING

;*: —- :¥* !C" (SONG OK WELCOME TO "OUR BOYS") J I i ' 1 ■ i ! ft Welcome home the noble hero : I -♦ Who in lands far o'er the sea 14$ ■> Fought to crush a brood cf tyrants— ft > Fought to set the Old World free ! L <£ Q Many a heart was sore at parting, Cj .:■. Many a cheek was wet with tears; .-■ ~ Now with joy we hail the victors— yfA W r elcome them with rousing cheers. *: -*: '4-" Refrain. j a- ft -T' Hurrah ! Hurrah ! Oh, tell their splendid story. v- *> Strong and bold, with hearts of gold, f I .♦; The battle's brunt they bore. . ft j<> Your boys ! Our boys ! Crowned with deathless glory; *T~ • v- Love them—praise them— ft |"' f Honour them evermore ! '& ; ♦' Think of them, the unreturning, \ $ Laid to rest on foreign shore— -ft-> j Husbands, brothers, sons and sweethearts, <<• i Comrades, friends, we see no more. .<^ I Yet we banish thoughts of sadness; v i ♦• Peace is theirs, and glory, too. vy "> Think of them as happy victors— ft j | 4. Blest immortals, brave and true ! ysi i Ift Refrain: Hurrah ! Hurrah ! ft j •!'♦' wl IV f Welcome back to home and kindred, TV | * - Worn and battered from the fray; n ; j -♦• Welcome back to hearth and root-tree, &M | ft Welcome to our hearts for aye ! ft , '.♦; You upheld your country's honour, 5£ ; o Where the death-bolts thickest flew; Q .! Never shall your grateful country &. , Fail in pride and love of you ! g' i ,v, Refrain: Hurrah I Hurrah ! 1 ft' March IT. IM9. —J. LIDDELL K.ELUV.. 'ft ' &3C#lftl#l>Z£Z^