ON THE MARCH.
Comrades on the march of life. Close up ; keep your places ! See! our captain's watchful eye Marks our laggard's paces. Stepiout, men, and dress your, ranks! Pull yourseLvea together!" Soldiers true, and comrades too, Marching to tho river. Marching to the river, boys,, Marching to" the river, Soldiers true and brothers too^ Marching to the river. Long and weary is the. way, Some faint hearts are falfring, Yef; until the stream ia crossed, There must be no halting. When the nearer bank we win, Faintest hearts will rally, For upon the farther shore Lies the happy valley. Marching to the river, boys, 'Marching to the river ; Brothers 1 , we are pilgrims all, To the happy valley. Gf-rey and bleak the rivei looms, ' Cold and' dark its flowing; Yet the passage we must dare, AIL the dangers knowing. $£any a boulder bara the wayj \(Many a swirling eddyj Yet, my brothers, nevei" fea^ Safe we'll cross the 1 ferry/ Marching to the river, boys*, •Marohing r to' the river) Waver fear, my comrades deaßj Safe^ we'll csagg-. tiie ferrj^
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Otago Witness, Issue 2309, 2 June 1898, Page 41
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182ON THE MARCH. Otago Witness, Issue 2309, 2 June 1898, Page 41
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