William McCarty, comp. The American National Song Book. 1842.
The SoldierA S
Enroll’d upon the list of fame,
His country’s pride and boast;
Honour, the glorious bright reward,
For which the hero draws his sword,
Should ne’er be stain’d or lost.
To guard our rights and liberty,
Our duty and our care,
The brave and worthy to respect,
And to the verge of life protect
The innocent and fair.
Her influence spread from east to west,
Where Freedom soon appear’d;
’Twas there she found her favourite son,
Through all the world his name is known,
Great Washington revered.
And smiling thus, the goddess spoke,
“Columbia’s sons draw near;
A soldier’s duty ne’er forget,
Behold, a bright example set,
The school of honour’s here.”