Saturday, August 20, 2011

America, Peace Calls to Thee!

America, peace calls to thee!
As the winds softly blow
The wind chimes call to me
When the birds sing
Their songs call to me

A majestic cardinal alights my trees
Virginia calls to me
I sense her waters beneath my feet
Virginia calls to me

In this crisp summer morn
For peace I  am more than grateful
All our fallen heroes I mourn
For all our injured, maimed, forgotten I cry

I hear America's thunderous jets fly by
I am by their power transformed, transfixed
I am by freedom's elegance renewed
Freedom calls to me

America, freedom takes its heavy toll
Here and in foreign lands
Someone traditionally, sadly takes roll call
For America will again and again takes her stand

We hear, we feel a forlorn bugle call
Courage must by all be worn
America will weather all man made or political storm
Liberty for all, must be our resounding call
America shall never be broken!
I still believe

We need not don a soldier's medals
Or wear his stripes
Or march in victorious parades
Simply bow down our heads
For our forgotten heroes...our dead

America, God has blessed thee
America, peace calls to thee!
I still believe

Love is Invincible

Love is invincible, love is invincible
Love is invincible, love is invincible

I've lived in sunshine, I've known the rain
I lived with joy and I have known pain
I've known love's  tenderness, sweet caress
I have been blessed, I have been blessed

I've known the peace of a lullaby, I've learned to sigh
I've known the peace of a lullaby and learned to fly
I've known the void of the last goodbye and learned to cry
I've known the void of the last goodbye and learned to die..

Still I believe,still I believe
Still I believe, still I believe
Where there is sorrow and when there is pain
Love, will sustain
Where there is sorrow and when there is pain
Love will remain

Love is the miracle, love is the miracle
Love is the miracle, love is the miracle
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe

Love is invincible, love is invincible
Love is invincible, love is the miracle
Love is the miracle!





Sunday, August 7, 2011

I Don't Claim to Understand , All That Makes A Man a Man

I don't claim to understand, all that makes a man a man
But loving you came easy
I don't claim to understand, all that makes a man a man
But loving you came easy
I had to love you from the first day I met you
I had to love you from the first day I met you

In the wisdom of your words, I heard my father
In your zest for life, I saw my brother
In your acceptance of my flaws, I recalled my mother
I had to love you, you made my dreams come true
I had to love you, you made my dreams come true

I had to love you, you brought sunshine to my life
I see it in our children's eyes
In their youthful confidence, I see your smile
I see your stance
In their youthful confidence, I see your love
I feel your strength


I had to love you, you made my dreams come true
I had to love you, you filled my home with pride
I had to love you, you filled my heart with pride

We had an ordinary life
A soldier, a soldier's bride
A soldier's life
And the years we've been  apart
With an ache in my heart
I'd let you go...I'd let you go
I'd let you go for love honor and pride

Other soldier's wives still know
The pain of letting go

They let them go for love, country and pride
This I know, this I know...
I've been a soldier's wife

I don't claim to understand
All that makes a man a man
But loving you came easy
I had to love you
From the day I first met you
I had to love you
You made my dreams come true
I had to love you...
You made my dreams come true