THE DREAMS OF A PEOPLE

The Dreams of a People

( click on the music video at the bottom of the post titled: Heal our land and God bless America sang by Wintley Phipps, and then read this poem in the meantime )

“Heal our land, grant us peace, and strengthen us today
All those who lack the faith to call on Thee and pray
We want our liberties, please keep us safe and free
Guide us with your hand God! Still bless that great country

We’ll put our trust in Thee so we will thus be free
Heal our land; Lead us in truth and democracy
Help us find our way, with love and fraternity
Protect us all with the power of unity”

“We know you dream for us in a constellation
When you dream, the flowers blush in admiration”
Let us have another dream of yours; I have a dream
We shall say from the heart you refresh with a stream

We will stand up again for what is right and just
Give us the courage to be diligent we must
Be fair, equitable, in our sharing the wealth
Of our hard work to keep ev’ryone in good health

Show us how to invest our capital surplus
And create meaningful careers for all of us
Move us to be very dynamic in our jobs
Fruitful, dedicated, not wasteful and proud snobs

We dream as a people for a new beginning
From years of challenges, a true awakening
From the past nightmare of disasters and tough lies
Misleading cues of life in politics and ties

With selfish interests and pride, glory and rush
Sacrifices and dreams wiped by a money brush
We dream again, we thrive for the hope of real change
May Obama lead us to wealth in higher range

The wealth of real Justice, the wealth of real nurture
One nation under God, away from the vulture
Of greed and ugly risks, of stagnation and fear
To health for a country we cherish and hold dear

The audacity of hope instills optimism
In our hearts of patriots, we’ll fight terrorism
Wherever we find it, we’ll crush it with precision
And avert it with love and wisdom and decision

With guidance from above, hard work and diplomacy
And good monitoring, swift in immediacy
We will be strong and fair, we’ll fight and win and care
For dreams of poor and rich, because the people dare

Carl Edward Nicolas
With a paraphrase of Wintley Phipps in the first ten verses
Listen to the song: (O God )“Heal our Land” by Wintley Phipps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1KqI3PPPjw