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Posted on 05/26/2005 10:07:36 PM PDT by JustAmy
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This is wonderful, OESY. Thank you.
A time for remembering and a time for saying Thank You.
FReedom is not FRee!
I couldn't find anything either. I can't think of anything special; I just thought something by him would be good for jazz day.
Good afternoon, A-G.
Our team thanks you.
Hope you are enjoying the long weekend.
Have a great Happy Memorial Day weekend. :-)
You have a great weekend too, Victoria.
Thanks for the music. I've enjoyed it.
See ya later.
DJ SUNSHINE!
Everyone sing a long!
(Click the flag as well)
THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
Lyrics and Music by John Philip Sousa
Lyrics altered and appended by David Wright for ACOUSTIX
Unfurl the banner and raise it to the sky!
Let Eagle cry from mountain high the never ending watch word of our nation.
Now behold this gem of old, the wonder of the Western sky.
The emblem of the brave and true, the flag of our liberty, flag of our destiny.
Red and white and starry blue stream out of the banner so high.
Every heart will sing a part as all across the land we raise our voices.
Far and near, for all to hear, the echo of a chorus grand!
Every heart will swell with pride to sing of our liberty, sing of our destiny.
As with joy we now extol the flag waving over the land.
Let us all hail the flag in one accord, let us cheer it with fervid elation.
It's the flag of the martyrs gone before, it's the flag of flags, the banner of our nation.
It's a beacon for all who share our dream of a new day without domination.
It's the hope of the peoples now oppressed and a symbol of their own emancipation.
Hooray for the flag of the free! May it wave as our standard forever.
The gem of the land and the sea, ever hoist it proud and high.
All nations remember the day when our fathers with mighty endeavor
proclaimed as they marched to the fray that by their might and by their right, it waves forever.
Every time the people hear the bell of freedom calling, (calling) one and all.
Every living patriotic citizen will answer, (answer) freedom's call.
Everywhere the bold and gallant souls come forth to bear the cross of duty.
Rising up as one to fight and die behind the flag of freedom's beauty.
Patriotic hearts will falter never, following the stars and stripes forever.
Marching to the quest, to east or west, they quell distress, the freed oppressed cry out.
Hooray for the flag of the free! May it wave as our standard forever.
The gem of the land and the sea, ever hoist it proud and high.
All nations remember the day when our fathers with might endeavor proclaimed as they marched to the fray,
"Defended by our might, ever standing for the right, it waves forever!"
Hail to the banner that waves the stars and stripes,
we give our lives for Stars and Stripes!
Sidenote: Enjoy the music!!
DJ SUNSHINE!
Everyone sing a long!
(Click the flag as well)
Roxie Dean - Soldier's Wife
Breaking News from a desert town
Smoke and rubble on the ground
The names we do not know right now
And it cuts me like a knife
With a tearful goodbye kiss
I sent him off to this
But I've gotta stay strong for our kids
I'm a soldier's wife
I run the house
I sleep alone
I live for e-mails
And the phone calls home
I tell my children he will be all right
And I hope it's not a lie
I'm a soldier's wife
We do the things we used to do
Go to church, go to school
But you could drive a truck right through
The hole that's in our lives
My little boy shoots me a grin
And says he wants to be like him
And I feel my heart start caving in
I'm a soldier's wife
Sometimes I'm angry
Sometimes confused
I live and die by
The evening news
But I tell my babies he will be all right
And I hope it's not a lie
I'm a soldier's wife
I pray for strength
I pray for peace
I pray that he comes home to me
And if you would please pray for me
I'm a soldier's wife.
Sidenote: Enjoy the music!!
Kleenex Alert!!
DJ SUNSHINE!
Everyone sing a long!
(Click the flag as well)
The Statler Brothers - More Than A Name On The Wall
I saw her from a distance, as she walked up to the wall
In her hand she held some flowers, as her tears began to fall
She took out pen and paper as to trace her mem'ries
She looked up to heaven, and the words she said were these.
She said, ''Lord my boy was special, and he meant so much to me
And Oh, I'd love to see him just one more time you see
All I have are the mem'ries and the moments to recall
So Lord could you tell him he's more than a name on the wall.''
She said, ''He really missed the family, being home on Christmas day
And he died for God and country in a place so far away
I remember just a little boy, playing war since he was three
And Lord this time I know, he's not coming home to me.''
She said, ''Lord my boy was special, and he meant so much to me
And Oh, I'd love to see him but I know it just can't be
So I thank you for my mem'ries and the moments to recall
But Lord could you tell him he's more than a name on the wall.''
''Lord could you tell him he's more than a name on the wall..."
Sidenote: Enjoy the music!!
Kleenex Alert!!
Happy International Jazz Day! I hope you are having a good weekend.
Hi Amy
Just got home from 12 hours on the campaign trail..
http://www.FreeBuffalo.org had a fundraising event today and it was great.
Tax revolt moves on!
Thanks for the ping, Victoria. But our "gorgeous weather" only lasted about half the day -- and then a few thunderstorms rolled through here!
But Parker's loss of faith was only temporary. From that experience he gained a stronger personal trust in Jesus' death-destroying resurrection and began to testify: "I have touched the bottom, and it is sound." Listen to this exclamation of triumph from the risen Christ as He proclaims His victory over the grave: "Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore" (Revelation 1:17-18). Death is our most venomous enemy, robbing us of joy and hope-unless the triumph of Christ's resurrection reverberates in our heart. As we believe in the mighty Victor over death, doubt is banished and light drives away the darkness. Hold fast to that triumphant trust as you struggle through life's worst crises. -Vernon Grounds
Some through the fire, but all through the blood; Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song In the night season and all the day long. -Young Because of Christ's empty tomb, we can be full of hope.
Did Christ Really Rise From The Dead? |
Thank you for today's Welcome Graphic and Poem.
I appreciate your contributions to Amy's Place.
Good morning, MoJo.
Thank you for bringing music to Amy's Place yesterday. I had not heard those songs. They are wonderful and remind us that the families of our military men and women are also serving their country.
Have a great weekend and God Bless.
Hmmm, that is one I missed last year when I was in Asia.
Very good, though.
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Crowds gathered each week to hear the soul-stirring sermons of Joseph Parker, the famous pastor of London's City Temple in the late 19th century. Then a crisis hit him hard. His wife died after an agonizing illness. Parker later said he would not have allowed a dog to suffer as she did. A heartbroken husband whose prayers had gone unanswered, he confessed publicly that for a week he had even denied that God existed.