tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779398702718612004.post2647005761167867094..comments2022-04-05T17:22:17.721-07:00Comments on Lyrics And Poems: Soldier, Ask NotEllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565706433237340784noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779398702718612004.post-24781805543070224532018-01-11T06:16:12.938-08:002018-01-11T06:16:12.938-08:00I thought it fit well to the tune (known as Ebenez...I thought it fit well to the tune (known as Ebenezer) for the hymn, "Once to Every Man and Nation," which is composed of excerpts from a poem James Russell Lowell wrote in 1845. The tone of the lyrics in "Once to Every Man and Nation" isn't all that different from that of "Soldier, Ask Not":<br /><br />"Then to side with truth is noble, when we share her wretched crust,<br />Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and ’tis prosperous to be just;<br />Then it is the brave man chooses while the coward stands aside,<br />Till the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied." (Second stanza)David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779398702718612004.post-22796278470465735892017-02-06T07:36:39.819-08:002017-02-06T07:36:39.819-08:00I've always thought this was composed to the t...I've always thought this was composed to the tune of the Lutheran hymn, Angels from the Realms if Glory. (Chad Gilbert, poster)Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440059693064381196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779398702718612004.post-45492773056762968182011-08-02T09:18:14.844-07:002011-08-02T09:18:14.844-07:00Wonderful! Inspiring!Wonderful! Inspiring!Sweet Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613556729394471187noreply@blogger.com