When the Boys Come Home The Song of All Nations by Oley Speaks Lyrics

There's a happy time coming when the boys come home;
There's a glorious time coming when the boys come home;
We will end the dreadful story
Of this treason dark and gory
In a sunburst of glory
When the boys come home

The day will seem brighter when the boys come home
For our hearts will be lighter when the boys come home;
Wives and sweethearts will press them
In their arms and caress them
And pray God to bless them
When the boys come home

The thinned ranks will be proudest when the boys come home
And our cheer will ring the loudest when the boys come home
The full ranks will be shattered
And the bright arms will be battered
And the battle-standards tattered
When the boys come home
The bayonets may be rusty when the boys come home
And their uniforms be dusty when the boys come home
But all shall see the traces
Of the battle's royal graces
In the brown and bearded faces
When the boys come home

Our love shall go to meet them when the boys come home
To bless them and to greet them when the boys come home;
And the fame of their endeavor
Time and change shall not dissever
From the nation's heart forever
When the boys come home