Christian veterans day Quotes by John McCrae

“Men pass my grave, and say, "'Twere well to sleep, Like such an one, amid the uncaring dead!" How should they know the vigils…

— John McCrae

“That day of battle in the dusty heat We lay and heard the bullets swish and sing Like scythes amid the over-ripened wheat, And…

— John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely…

— John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow,

— John McCrae

“Bid them be patient, and some day, anon, They shall feel earth enwrapt in silence deep; Shall greet, in wonderment, the quiet dawn, And…

— John McCrae

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.

— John McCrae

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from falling hands we throw.

— John McCrae

“Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye…

— John McCrae

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow: In Flanders fields.

— John McCrae

The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below

— John McCrae

Like restless birds, the breath of coming rain Creeps, lilac-laden, up the village street

— John McCrae