| 词条 | Say a Prayer for the Boys "Out There" |
| 释义 |
| name = Say a Prayer for the Boys "Out There" | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = | album = | released = 1917 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = | label = | composer = Alex Marr | lyricist = Bernie Grossman | producer = | prev_track = | track_no = | next_track = }}"Say a Prayer for the Boys "Out There"" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Bernie Grossman wrote the lyrics. Alex Marr composed the music.[1] It was published by Joe Morris Music, Co. of New York, New York. The sheet music cover was designed by the Starmer Brothers. It features a family praying at the dinner table. Behind them is a sentry guarding a campground of tents. There is an inset photo on the left side that varies per edition.[2] The song was written for both voice and piano.[3][4][5][6] It was recorded by artists Bob Hall [5] and the Peerless Quartet.[7] The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[8] Lyrics{{poemquote|Verse 1:A mighty nation hears a ringing call to arms, A call that draws her sons from city, vale, and farm; A nation sends the best of us across the sea, That the rest of us forever may be free; And while a mighty nation's heart will yearn, Let's pray that they will soon return: Chorus: Won't you say a prayer for the boys out there, For our heroes o'er the sea, In that raging fray by night and day They're fighting for you and me; When they take their stand in No Man's Land, We know they'll do their share; So that we may live, Their lives they give; Say a prayer for the boys out there. 2nd Verse: A nation's mighty voice will reach across the sea, And cheer the hearts of those who fight for liberty; A nation's prayers will help the weaker ones along, And will strengthen them when everything goes wrong; And while a nation's sons will do or die, Let's call to the One upon high.[9]}} References1. ^{{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Frederick G. |date=1995 |title=World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics |location=Jefferson |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |pages=234, 359}} 2. ^{{cite book |last1=Parker |first1=Bernard S. |date=2007 |volume=2 |title=World War I Sheet Music |location=Jefferson |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |page=573 |isbn=978-0-7864-2799-4}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/15464 |title=Say a Prayer for the Boys "Out There." The Greatest Patriotic Ballad of the Season. |author= |website=JScholarship |publisher=JScholarship |access-date=1 March 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm_n0594/ |title=Say a prayer for the boys "out there" |author= |website=Duke University Libraries: Digital Collections |publisher=Duke University |access-date=1 March 2016}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:94339/ |title=Say a prayer for the boys "out there" |author= |website=Brown University Library |publisher=Brown University |access-date=1 March 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://digital.library.msstate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/SheetMusic/id/15692 |title=Say A Prayer For The Boys 'Out There' |author= |website=Mississippi State University: University Libraries Digital Collections |publisher=Mississippi State University |access-date=1 March 2016}} 7. ^{{cite book |last1=Bielsen |first1=Kenneth |date=1999 |title=The Lyrics of Civility: Biblical Images & Popular Music Lyrics in American Culture |publisher=Routledge |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c9xqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT22&lpg=PT22&dq=say+a+prayer+for+the+boys+out+there&source=bl&ots=ywnBdDP3Gs&sig=kwpS-sDHDIf-A5faCKKNgjLtMoE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTkNzk_J_LAhVBvoMKHaEjCh04ChDoAQgfMAI#v=onepage&q=say%20a%20prayer%20for%20the%20boys%20out%20there&f=false |isbn=9780815331933}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/say-a-prayer-for-the-boys-out-there/oclc/19956731&referer=brief_results |title=Say a prayer for the boys "out there" |author= |website=OCLC WorldCat |publisher=OCLC WorldCat |access-date=1 March 2016}} 9. ^*{{cite book|last=Vogel|first=Frederick G.|title= World War I Songs: A history of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers |year= 1995|ISBN= 0-89950-952-5|OCLC= 32241433}}, page 357. External links
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