1 Strew all their graves with flowers,
They for their country died;
And freely gave their lives for ours,
Their country’s hope and pride.

2 Bring flowers to deck each sod,
Where rests their sacred dust;
Though gone from earth, they live to God,
Their everlasting trust!

3 Fearless, in freedom’s cause
They suffered, toiled, and bled;
And died, obedient to her laws,
By truth and conscience led.

4 Oft as the year returns,
She o’er their graves shall weep;
And wreathe with flowers their funeral urns,
Their memory dear to keep.

5 Bring flowers of early spring
To deck each soldier’s grave,
And summer’s fragrant roses bring—
They died our land to save.