Over the battle fields
Of all the great wars
Since the beginning of time
Have walked perhaps
The bravest heroes of them all
The men known simply
By the soldiers as the chaplain
And this is the story of but one of the many
And 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 over the battle field
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 the prayer
While the tears were streaming down his face
And the wind blew through his hair
And I could hear the big guns booming
Over 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 month and even years
Have slowly drifted by
And all we have are the memories
Of our boys who have to die
They're living with their Saviour
Beyond the crystal sea
In the star spangled heaven
Throughout eternity