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NIGHTINGALE IN THE EAST, by                    
First Line: On a dark lonely night on the crimea's dread shore
Last Line: One of heaven's best gifts is miss nightingale
Subject(s): Death;love;nurses;soldiers; "dead, The;


On a dark lonely night on the Crimea's dread shore
There had been bloodshed and strife on the morning before,
The dead and the dying lay bleeding around,
Some crying for help -- there's none to be found;
And God in His mercy He pity'd their cries,
And the soldiers so cheerful in the morning do rise,
So forward my lads, may your hearts never fail,
You're cheered by the presence of Miss Nightingale.

* * *

Her heart it means good -- for no bounty she'll take,
She'd lay down her life for the poor soldier's sake,
She prayed for the dying, gave peace to the brave,
She felt that a soldier had a soul to be saved;
The wounded they lov'd her, as it has been seen,
She's the soldier's preserver, they call her their queen,
May God give her strength, and her heart never fail,
One of Heaven's best gifts is Miss Nightingale.





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