THE MESSAGE OF "V-E" DAY
Blare -forth ye victory trumpets ! Ring out ye bells of joy ! War's drums no longer roll The sounds of battle cease .Mars sheathing sword, departs unsung From the searching gaze of peace. Rejoice, ye peoples of the earth! Salute the warriors brave! Who saved this earth from bondage In the air, on land and ocean wave. Ring loud and. long, ye joyful bells 1 Let happy music till the skies ! Be glad ve liberated .sons of men A new world shall arise! Give thank?, to the. Great Deliverer Who led ye all the weary way Through trial and tribulation To this glad, and Glorious Day ; For this victory that is yours today This living gold purged of dross. This new-won base of life, enewed Is the Triumph of the Cross. This symbol that transcends all else The faith that raised ye from the depths Asks only that in Thankfulness Ye follow in Ilis steps. On world-wide fields of battle, In lonely waters deep. Countless numbers of your sons Sleep the last long sle-tp. Thev are not dead the valiant ones * They rest from labour nobly done Peace softly crowns their sacrifice, Your heritage—their victory—is won. This clarion call they leave to all To ye. and sons of men unborn, "'Rise from the ashes of today, Tomorrow's is a Golden Dawn!"
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 77, 1 June 1945, Page 2
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225THE MESSAGE OF "V-E" DAY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 77, 1 June 1945, Page 2
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