Over the battle fields of all the great wars since the beginning of time
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Have walked perhaps the bravest heroes of them all
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The men known simply by the soldiers as the Chaplain
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And this is the story of but one of the many and many thousands
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Who gave his life in the service of his God and his country
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There's a star spangled heaven for every soldier boy
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Who fights to keep our country clean and free
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So soldier trust in Jesus let him fill your heart with joy
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He'll stand by you throughout eternity
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An old, old army chaplain who was stooped and bent with years
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Was walkin' o'er the battle field his old eyes filled with tears
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He was searching for the wounded to try to ease their pain
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And for those he knew would never live to rise and fight again
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For life for them was over their earthly cares were done
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They had gone to meet their Saviour their battle had been won
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And I couldn't help but notice as he went from place to place
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That each soldier boy had died fighting with a smile upon his face
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And I saw him kneel beside each one and slowly breathe a prayer
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While the tears were streamin' down his face and the wind blew through his hair
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And I could hear the big guns boomin' o'er the hill and not too far away
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And as I turned to leave that's when I heard him say
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There's a star spangled...
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Though days and month and even years have slowly drifted by
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And all we have are the mem'ries of our boys who have to die
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They're living with their Saviour beyond the crystal sea
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In the Star Spangled Heaven throughout eternity
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Star Spangled Heaven
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Conway Twitty |