Bid farewell with pride,
⁠Show no trace of sorrow;
Smile into their eyes,
⁠Though your courage borrow;
There will be another day,
⁠And a time
⁠⁠To pay!

Gallant is their look,
⁠But their hearts are tender.
Cry aloud your faith!
⁠Loyal tribute render!
For they go—the young, the brave—
⁠Liberty
⁠⁠To save!

Tell them not of fear;
⁠Whisper not of sadness;
Overbrim to-day
⁠With heroic gladness;
Let your love, remembered, shine
⁠As a light
⁠⁠Benign!

Simple is their trust,
⁠But 'tis deep as ocean;
​Lofty is their hope,
⁠Selfless their devotion;
And they go—the young, the brave—
⁠Liberty
⁠⁠To save!

Hark! The bugles call!
⁠Wave your banners!—cheer them!
Happy, let them dream
⁠All that's valiant near them!
They will know, when far from you,
⁠That the dream
⁠⁠Was true!