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soldiers hymn(the battlefield)belleau wood
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susie manterfield(high wycombe) | Report | 11 Dec 2004 16:26 |
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see below |
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susie manterfield(high wycombe) | Report | 11 Dec 2004 16:27 |
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Belleau Wood Oh, the snowflakes fell in silence Over Belleau Wood that night For a Christmas truce had been declared By both sides of the fight As we lay there in our trenches The silence broke in two By a German soldier singing A song that we all knew Though I did not know the language The song was "Silent Night" Then I heard my buddy whisper, "All is calm and all is bright" Then the fear and doubt surrounded me "Cause I'd die if I was wrong But I stood up in my trench And I began to sing along Then across the frozen battlefield Anothers voice joined in Until one by one each man became A singer of the hymn Then I thought that I was dreaming For right there in my sight Stood the German soldier 'Neath the falling flakes of white And he raised his hand and smiled at me As if he seemed to say Here's hoping we both live To see us find a better way Then the devil's clock struck midnight And the skies lit up again And the battlefield where heaven stood Was blown to hell again But for just one fleeting moment The answer seemed so clear Heaven's not beyond the clouds It's just beyond the fear No, heaven's not beyond the clouds It's for us to find it here ` |
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susie manterfield(high wycombe) | Report | 11 Dec 2004 17:23 |
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this is actually a song by garth brooks called silent night(battlefield) it makes me cry every time i hear it,lol susie |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 11 Dec 2004 17:29 |
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Yes it is famous,as is the incident.It is the Politicians who make wars and the ordinary people who die in them.So sad.I lost my father in the last one and go every year to lay a wreath at his memorial stone. God Bless Rose |
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Kerry | Report | 11 Dec 2004 17:41 |
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Thats really lovely, made me a bit tearful. How frightening it must of been for all those poor men. They must have really been thinking of their families. How sad! |
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susie manterfield(high wycombe) | Report | 11 Dec 2004 17:43 |
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rose im so sorry about your dad. everytime i hear this song i think of my grampy. he was in the somme in the 1st world war and i can remember the stories he used to tell me,so vividly. susie |
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Lindy | Report | 11 Dec 2004 17:46 |
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Susie, Thank you for sharing! It brought a lump to my throat.. Lindyxx |
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ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom | Report | 11 Dec 2004 19:12 |
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Lovely song susie Elaine x |
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Val | Report | 11 Dec 2004 20:00 |
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susie just thankyou my friend |
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