Once more unto the breach, dear friends Once more Once more unto the breach, dear friends Once more Or close the walls up with our dead When the blast of war blows in our ears Stiffen the sinews Summon up the blood Then lend the eye a terrible, hard-favored rage Now, set the teeth And stretch the nostril wide Hold hard your breath And stand tall Be copy now to men of grosser blood And teach them how to war I see you stand like greyhounds in the slip Straining upon the start Once more unto the breach Once more Once more unto the breach, dear friends Once more Or close the walls up with our dead When the blast of war blows in our ears Stiffen the sinews Summon up the blood For he today that sheds His blood with me He shall be my brother