Think what you are marching to.
Little live, great pass.
Jesus Christ and Barabbas
Were found the same day.
This died, that went his way.
So sing with joyful breath,
For why, you are going to death.
Teeming earth will surely store
All the gladness that you pour.
Earth that never doubts nor fears,
Earth that knows of death, not tears,
Earth that bore with joyful ease
Hemlock for Socrates,
Earth that blossomed and was glad
‘Neath the cross that Christ had,
Shall rejoice and blossom too
Socrates , an ancient Greek philosopher, was executed by the powers in Athens for the subversiveness of his views. The form of execution was to drink the poison, hemlock. He, like Jesus in the previous stanza, is an example of a great person who is absorbed by the earth, along with ordinary people long forgotten. 

All the hills and vales along