Home of the Brave - Land Of The Free

As the moon shines bright, ore the land of the free

I think of the lives lost for you and for me

Of the battles they fought, with bombs bursting in air

Sometimes I wonder "why did they care?"

It must have been love and compassion for man

As they laid down their lives to save this great land

With odds stacked against them, they gallantly fought

With blood that they shed, this land they had bought **********************************************************************

Then I'm reminded of a time before this

When a child sent from God, faced a much harder test

He'd face trials and temptations, he'd face armies of men

Who would want nothing more than his life to condemn

But unlike the brave souls who shed blood for this land

He called not for soldiers behind him to stand

He stood proud alone, knowing why he was there

through agony and pain, "why did he care?"

It must have been love and compassion for man

As soldiers drove nails through his feet and his hands

But with faith in his father, to fight...He would not

With the blood that he shed, our sins he had bought

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Now we stand free, as the price has been paid

As so many before us, their lives bravely gave

They fought for this land, they gave of their heart

And proudly they stood, as they each did their part

But nothing compares to the One long ago

Who was nailed to the cross, for the world his blood flowed

He poured out his love and compassion for man

And now all his children so proudly can stand

As our freedoms been granted, and the price has been paid

And someday we'll all meet in the home of the brave

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