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Welcome Home to the Brave.

By William Stratton.
AIR — A Life on the Ocean Wave.

A welcome home to the brave,
A home in their country dear,
Where freedom's flag doth wave,
For Freedom's home is here
Like an eagle from his height
On the Aztec's mountain shore,
Our flag still braved the fight,
Amid the cannon's roar.
A welcome home to the brave, &c.

And as homeward now they turn,
A welcome home to the brave,
Who our starry flag have borne
On the land and ocean wave,
"And the song of our hearts shall be,"
For the bold and gallant band
Who have borne the flag of the free —
For the sons of our native land.
A welcome home to the brave, &c.