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My Country-Tis Of Thee

by ron kyker  
12/27/2014 / Poetry

My Country
('tis of thee)


My CountryMy CountryIt is of you we used to sing
My CountryFor you my heart is truly breaking
For this great freedom our fathers died
For this great landWe once were filled with pride
These four freedoms we have now cast aside

From every mountain sideFreedom of religion rang
To worship "One God"Not just any god we made
A religion set apart from government's rule
Now our government has made religion its political fool

In a land once free to speak and the opportunity to be heard
Freedom now means discouraging God's spoken Word
We once prayed all God's children would be "free at last"
The cause of freedom was the gift of God to cast

Our freedom of wantI believe has led to our demise
True liberty and freedomShe stands alone now and cries
True freedom means the absence of constraint and cruelty
Progressing from ignorance to truthFrom slavery to liberty

Once we watched with gladness and we did so without fear
The press was freeWe could trust what their ears would hear
Habeas Corpus was for every man whether he be rich or poor
They guided our steps through times of peace and times of war

My CountryOur Father's God was our God to thee
We knew Him to be the only author of true liberty
To thee we used to sing gladly and proudly every morning
In a land once brightWe now sing it only in mourning

Freedom was a "Holy Light"Protected by God's own might
We used to sing to our God and KingOur light has now become night

My CountryMay you become the servant of righteousness again
My CountryMay you again be free from your pride and sin
Have Thine own wayLord
Have Thine own way

My CountryYou must turn from your wicked ways
You have strayed far from this historical phrase
My LordHave Thine own way I pray
Restore us Your freedom our fathers once praised

Vasquez Savage

I am a layperson with 35 years of teaching, studying, and sharing the love of Christ. I am a thirty year Social Worker. I have preached, led bible studies, taught Sunday School, sang, and acted in dramas to the furtherance of the gospel. My website vasquezsavage.com features my poetry and writings.

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