Tuesday, November 11, 2014

God Bless the USA

I have some friends in my town 
who are great photographers.  

They shared their photographs of war 
and freedom and how we fought to be free.  













God Bless the USA





If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I'd worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
With just my children and my wife.
I'd thank my lucky stars,
To be living here today.
Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
And they can't take that away.

And I'm proud to be an American,
Where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
Who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
Next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there aint no doubt I love this land,
God bless the usa.

From the lakes of Minnesota,
To the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston,
And New York to L. A.
Well there's pride in every American heart,
And it's time we stand and say.

That I'm proud to be an American,
Where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
Who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
Next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there aint no doubt I love this land,
God bless the usa.

And I'm proud to be and American,
Where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
Who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
Next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there aint no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA

Bonnie:)
Because of those who fought, I am free to worship as I please.

In New York Harbor stands a lady,
With a torch raised to the sky;
And all who see her know she stands for
Liberty for you and me.

I'm so proud to be called an American,
To be named with the brave and the free;
I will honor our flag and our trust in God,
And the Statue of Liberty.

On lonely Golgotha stood a cross,
With my Lord raised to the sky;
And all who kneel there live forever
As all the saved can testify.

I'm so glad to be called a Christian,
To be named with the ransomed and whole;
As the statue liberates the citizen,
So the cross liberates the soul.

Oh the cross is my Statue of Liberty,
It was there that my soul was set free;
Unashamed I'll proclaim that a rugged cross
Is my Statue of Liberty!

13 comments:

  1. Great post. I always get emotional when I hear that song.

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  2. I am not familiar with these words and they don't have quite the same meaning for me - from England! - but I am glad that we are all free, and I wish that everyone in the world was. xx

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  3. Beautiful post, as usual. Thank you. Blessings

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  4. Great images and good post, Bonnie. God bless the USA indeed. xo Diana

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  5. Thank you bonnie, for this touching tribute. I hope its been a good day for all our veterans, xoxo, Susie

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  6. Great pictures and I love that song! God Bless America :)

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  7. Beautiful reminder of a wonderful country and those who serve and protect it.

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  8. Excellent post for this special day. Thank you.

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  9. Great pictures! I love that song! Enjoy your evening dear friend, HUGS!

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  10. That is one of my favorite patriotic songs.

    Beautiful photos!

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  11. Amen.... To your entire post :)

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  12. these give me the chills...my mom and her hubby are rein-actors too...so important to remember

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