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Boy Scout Vespers
The '''Boy Scout Vvespers''' is a traditional song of the [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]]. Ithat is usually &mdash; like other [[vespers]] &mdash; sung at the conclusion of the day or service, especially at the end of a [[campfire]] service. The first verse below is universal, but the second is at times omitted. The song occasionally ends with the spoken [[blessing]], "May the great Master of all Scouts be with us 'til we meet again," or words to such effect.

==Lyrics==
===United Kingdom===
''Tune of "[[O Tannenbaum|O, Christmas Tree]]"''<br />

'''Cub Scout Vesper Song''' <ref>Campfiresongs warleyscouts[http://www.warleyscouts.org.uk/resources/campfiresongs/15.php]</ref><br />
<blockquote>Softly falls the light of day,<br />
While our campfire fades away,<br />
Silently each Cub should ask,<br />
Have I done my daily task?<br />
For my country done my best?<br />
Prayed to God before I rest?<br />
Helped a friend along the way?<br />
Have I done my best today?<br /></blockquote>
===United States===
The '''Boy Scout Vespers''' is a traditional song of the [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]]. The first verse below is universal, but the second is at times omitted. The song occasionally ends with the spoken [[blessing]], "May the great Master of all Scouts be with us 'til we meet again," or words to such effect.<br />⏎
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''Tune of "[[O Tannenbaum|O, Christmas Tree]]"''

<b>Original Scout Vespers</b>

<blockquote>Softly falls the light of day,<br>
As our campfire fades away.<br>
Silently each Scout should ask,<br>
"Have I done my daily task?<br>
(contracted; show full)==References==
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[[Category:Scouting]]
[[Category:Institutional songs]]


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