The Unknown Soldier

Performed by Elton Britt
Recorded c. 1951
Written by John Schram & Charles Grean

I am the chill of a winter frost,
The night that surrounds a hill
I am the shadow, the sunlight lost
A voice that will never be still
My grave is a promise you did not keep
My wreath is a ribbon of pain
and though I am dead, I shall never sleep
If I know I have died in vain

I am the branch of a fallen tree
The death of a lonely sky
I am the sound of a waveless sea
Where the ships of life pass me by
I am a hero without a name
I died for my fellow man
Unknown I'll remain
In God's hall of fame
'Til there's peace in the world again
'Til there's peace in the world again

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