Star Spangled Heaven Lyrics

Over the battlefields of all the great wars
Since the beginning of time
Have walked perhaps the bravest heroes of them all
A man known simply by the soldier as the Chaplain
And this is the story of but one
Of the many, many thousands who gave his life
In the service of his God and his country

There′s a star spangled heaven for every soldier boy
Who fights to keep our country clean and free
So soldier trust in Jesus let him fill your heart with joy
He'll stand by you throughout eternity

An old, old army Chaplain who was stooped and bent with years
Was walking o′er the battlefield his old eyes filled with tears
He was searching for the wounded to try to ease their pain
And for those he knew would never live to rise and fight again

For life for them was over their earthly cares were done
They had gone to meet their Saviour their battle had been won
And I couldn't help but notice as he went from place to place
That each soldier boy had died fighting with a smile upon his face

And I saw him kneel beside each one and slowly breathe a prayer
While the tears were streaming down his
Face and the wind blew through his hair
And I could hear the big guns booming o'er the hill not too far away
And as I turned to leave him that′s when I heard him say

There′s a star spangled heaven for every soldier boy
Who fights to keep our country clean and free
So soldier trust in Jesus let him fill your heart with joy
He'll stand by you throughout eternity

Though days and months and even years have slowly drifted by
And all we have are the mem′ries of our boys who had to die
They're living with their Saviour beyond the crystal sea
In a star spangled heaven throughout eternity