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I had a dream the other night I
didn't understand,
A figure walking through the mist,
with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and dirty,
as he stood there by my bed,
He took off his three-cornered
hat, and speaking low he said:
"We fought a revolution to secure
our liberty,
We wrote the Constitution, as a
shield from tyranny.
For future generations, this legacy
we gave,
In this, the land of the free and
home of the brave.
The freedom we secured for you,
we hoped you'd always keep,
But tyrants labored endlessly while
your parents were asleep.
Your freedom gone - your courage
lost - you're no more than a slave,
In this, the land of the free and
the home of the brave.
You buy permits to travel, and permits
to own a gun,
Permits to start a business, or
to build a place for one.
On land that you believe you own,
you pay a yearly rent,
Although you have no voice in choosing
how the money's spent.
Your children must attend a school
that doesn't educate,
Your moral values can't be taught,
according to the state.
You read about the current "news"
in a very biased press,
You pay a tax you do not owe, to
please the IRS.
Your money is no longer made of
silver or of gold,
You trade your wealth for paper,
so life can be controlled.
You pay for crimes that make our
Nation turn from God to shame,
You've taken Satan's number, as
you've traded in your name.
You've given government control
to those who do you harm,
So they can padlock churches, and
steal the family farm.
And keep our country deep in debt,
put men of God in jail,
Harass your fellow countryman while
corrupted courts prevail.
Your public servants don't uphold
the solemn oath they're sworn,
Your daughters visit doctors so
children won't be born.
Your leaders ship artillery and
guns to foreign shores,
And send your sons to slaughter,
fighting other people's wars.
Can you regain your Freedom for
which we fought and died?
Or don't you have the courage,
or the faith to stand with pride?
Are there no more values for which
you'll fight to save?
Or do you wish your children to
live in fear and be a slave?
Sons of the Republic, arise and
take a stand!
Defend the Constitution, the Supreme
Law of the Land!
Preserve our Republic, and each
God-given right!
And pray to God to keep the torch
of freedom burning bright!"
As I awoke he vanished, in the mist
from whence he came,
His words were true, we are not
free, and we have ourselves to blame.
For even now as tyrants trample
each God-given right,
We only watch and tremble -- too
afraid to stand and fight.
If he stood by your bedside in a
dream while you're asleep,
And wonder what remains of your
right he fought to keep.
What would be your answer if he
called out from the grave?
Is this still the land of the free
and home of the brave?
(Pastor Paul Payton)
Famous Men in the Revolutionary War
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
American Revolutionary War Links
Military Records: Massachusetts Revolutionary War Soldiers & Sailors,1775-1782
Daughters of the American Revolution
last edited on 10-28-2000
