I know this was a thread about the chords or music of the
hymn, but I just want to throw in my two cents worth about
the lyrics. Most service songs seem to talk about how
brave, tough, etc, our troops are. This song actually
admitsand talks seriously about how we are sending troops
into harms way, and they might not all come back. I think
that makes it unique, and it's a great opening line for
conversations about the wars we're currently in, etc.

Smooth sailing,

Marymac