Welcome Home.
To Demobilised Soldiers
Welcome home! brave sons of Scotland,
From the far-flung battle line;
Welcome home to peaceful labour
In the workshop, field, and mine!
Welcome to our social functions,
Free from war with all its ills!
Welcome to our love and friendship,
And your native glens and hills.
You have nobly done your duty;
Firm and steadfast you have been
In the most terrific conflict
That the world has ever seen;
Daring death within the trenches,
Daring death from out the blue,
In the mighty charge and carnage,
Strong in motive, brave, and true.
You have earned a grateful nation’s
Thanks for giants’ work well done;
You have helped to crush the despot
In the vict’ry that’s been won—
Victory that cost your kindred
Heavy toll in blood and tears.
Forget you? No, we will not,
Though we live a thousand years.
Mourn not for your comrades fallen
On the field or in the deep:
Realise ’tis sinful calling
Them from glory or from sleep.
Tyranny no more can grieve them,
Broken every galling chain;
They have gone to serve the Master
On a brighter, higher plane.