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America The Brave
By
Alice C. Bateman
We’ve made the ocean crossing
Jon perished on the sea
Now all that’s left is Anna
The babe Pieter, and me
It was so hard to lose him
My husband that I loved
But I must now accept God’s Will
He took his soul above
Now only hours are left me
Before we leave this ship
Should soon see the horizon
Then dock along the slip
I’ve heard of Ellis Island
And a Lady with a Light
Who will guide our ship in
She glows throughout the night
I’m so scared, just petrified
Afraid of what will be
Without my man beside me
My heart’s below the sea
Now there are cries and laughter
Excitement, they’ve seen land
As the ship approaches
I see the giant hand
I feel the Lady beckon
Feel freedom in the air
She holds aloft her beacon
We are almost there
My baby smiles, my heart pounds
We’ve finally reached the shore
A land so rich in promises
We’ll stay forevermore
Perhaps my darling husband
Is looking from on high
Seeing this bright beacon
Reach to the endless sky
I’ll find my strength, I’ll have to
To raise my babes alone
And pray God that He helps me
Find peace in our new home
America the Beautiful
America the Brave
Here I will always cherish
The baby that He gave
Born on the ocean crossing
His Daddy held him close
Just before death took him
And the ocean waters rose
I must stop all this crying
Must look ahead and try
To make the most of this new life
Before it passes by
The Lady with the Lantern
Is such a wondrous sight
I will always think of her
In deepest darkest night
She has somehow calmed me
Brought solace to my soul
And made me see that life, not death
Must be my newfound goal
I’ll meet Jon in Heaven
When my time is done
And tell him how I made a life
For his tiny baby son
America, we’re here now
And we will face the day
With a smile Jon would be proud of
Even though he's gone away
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