Taps
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- Lyrics written by
- [Traditional]
- Original music written by
- Daniel Butterfield
- Language
- English
- Adapted from
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Taps written by Daniel Butterfield
- Comments
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Varying sets of lyrics were added to the bugle call "Taps". The ones that took started with the verses below. They are often incorrectly attributed to Civil War Union soldier, Horace Lorenzo Trim (1849-1915), however, the lyrics he wrote aren't the ones that became the standard. The "popular" lyrics were purportedly written by Rukard Hurd, but they have also have been attributed to Forrest W. Gaz.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
Fading light, dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night. - Licensing
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