Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-02-02
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THE Dying soLDIER.

Brother soldiers, come up nearer
For my limbs are growing cold;
Andthy presence seemeth deaTer
When thy arms around me -. n
j am dying, soldiers-dymg
Soon you'll miss me from your camp,
For my form vii soon be lying 80. 4 :.
Meath the earth SO cold and damPt
I'll come near thee, comrade near thee,
I'll my arms around thee fold,
What thou sayest will hear thee,
Tothy friends all shall be told.
Whenin death thou shalt be sleeping
Never more on earth to wake,
I'll be weeping-sadly weeping
Ny heart feels as if twould break ;.
Listen, brother soldiers, listen,
/ have something would say
Ere my eyes are closed forever
To the lovely light Of dayl
i am going surely going,
But my faith in God is strong;
: die happy, wilkng-knowing,
That He doeth nothing wrong.
/ am listening, comrsde-lstsning Z
To the words you have to say,
But oh, to part with thee, It's sad
'Tis sad to see thee pass away.
But know tits Gods good pleasure,
That you now to him should COS
And be in Heaven with the angels,
And have your sins made white as snow.
Tell my father, when you meet him,
That in death prayed for him,
And hope that shall greet him
In the world that's free from sin.
Dearest mother, God assist her,
Now that she is growing old
Say her boy would have gladly kissed her,
When his lips grew pale and cold,
I'll tell your father, will tell him,
poor old man with whitened hair,)
That his SON has gone to Heaven,
And prayed in death to meet him there.
And your mother, who so loves you,
Twill tell her all you say :,
Will ever pray God to protect her,
Till she too shall pass away.
Brother soldiers, catch each whisper,
tbs my wife I'd speak of now;
; Tell, OIL tell her how I missed her,
When the fever burned my brow.
Tell her she must kiss my baby,
Like the kiss last impressed;
Hold her; as when last l held her,
Closely folded to my breast
am listening, conrade, listening,
IT'S of your wife know you speak
/ will tell her how you missed her
Missed her ways so mild and meek.
/ will tell her to kiss thy baby,
ike the kiss you last impressed;
TO hold her as when last you held her.,
Folded closely to your breast
Tell my dear wife, may God bless her,
: She was very dear to me;
Would could once more carcss her
And her lovely face could seeI
Tell my sisters remember.
Every, kindly parting word
And my heart has been kept tender,
By the thoughts their memory stirred
I viii tell her, surely tell her,
How very dear she was to you;
That you prayed the Lord to bless her,
Which pray He'll ever do.
And now dear brother, you must leave me,
oh how sad it is to part
NeVermore on earth to see thee,
Now that death has pierced thy heart.
Brother soldiers, let me see you;
Press each hand before die,
: Ny kind friends Pm loath to leave you,
Receive my fond, my last goodbye.
Hank | 1 hear my Saviour speaking,
IT'S His voice know SO we'll;
When I'm gone Oil don't be weeping,
Soldiers, here's my last farewell.
We will miss you, brother miss you,
When in death thou art laid low;
Neyermore in camp be with you,
And on duty with you go.
When the din of battles rolling,
Thoult be absent from the strife
You who 'beyed your eountry's calling
Even at the risk of life.
A FRIEND.