To: gwjack
I received the following last year, from a dear friend, who is a WW2 Veteran, was a POW and a fine gentleman.
Do all, or any, of you recall the words written with the music of TAPS.
I never hear TAPS that I don't cloud up and most often cry.
The next time it is played for someone or at some ceremony, try to remember these words. Each verse is written to the notes the bugler sounds only once:
Day is done - -
Gone the sun - -
From the lakes - -
From the hills - -
From the sky - - - -
All is well - -
Safely rest - -
God is nigh.
Fading light - -
Dims the sight - -
And a star - -
Gems the sky - -
Gleaming bright - -
From afar - -
Drawing nigh--
Falls the night.
Thanks and Praise - -
For our days - -
Neath the sun - -
Neath the stars - -
Neath the sky.
As we go - -
This we know - -
God is nigh.
I believe any one of you addressed that has heard TAPS played at the burial of a friend, or at Arlington, or anywhere else, has clouds in your eyes now. I do, just writing it to you.
3 posted on
05/23/2006 9:03:36 AM PDT by
tiger-one
(The night has a thousand eyes)
To: tiger-one
By the third note of Taps I'm reduced to tears. Works every time.
To: tiger-one
Before I joined the Army way back when, I never understood the meaning of Taps. Now, after being in a war, I do.
Going to the Wall in D.C. also brings tears to my eyes. That place is sacred ground.
5 posted on
05/23/2006 9:20:21 AM PDT by
GulfWar1Vet
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