The Lord’s Prayer Version 1:
Our Father who are in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Let us go into Thy kingdom.
Thy will be done.
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, Lord.
Forgive us our debts, as we
Forgive our debtors.
Let us not fall, Lord, into temptation, but
Deliver me and defend me, Lord, from all evil.
Amen. Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
The Lord’s Prayer Version 2:
Our Father-Mother God, hallowed be thy name. We honor your Presence, the I AM within us. In oneness with you, we vow to BE your kingdom come and your Will BEING done. Give us today the needs of the hour and forgive us as we forgive all life. Lead us away from the snares of the human ego and deliver us from any sense of separation from you. We accept that the earth is the kingdom of your power and glory, as above so below. (Amen)
The Star-Spangled Banner
O say, can you see
By the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hail’d
At the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watch’d
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free
And the home of the brave?
Freedom Rise
Freedom Rise, from the hopeless ashes
Freedom Rise, in the hearts of the free
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee
Freedom Rise, from the from the sacred ashes
Freedom Rise, in the hearts of the brave and free
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee
Bridge
Oh, my Lord, listen to our prayer
Oh, my Lord, your love is everywhere
Guide us to that wide open shore
Where we’ll watch the parting of the sea.
Freedom Rise, rising in the nations!
Freedom Rise, in the hearts of the brave and free
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee
Instrumental
America, America
America, America
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee-ee-ee
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee
As we stand holding up our banners
Shine the light and watch the darkness flee
Pledge of Allegiance
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”.
Explanation of The American’s Creed, by William Tyler Page
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness… These are natural rights, a gift from God…Not an entitlement.
Concerning the Creed, William Tyler Page said:
The American’s Creed is a summing up, in one hundred words of the basic principles of American political faith. It is not an expression of individual opinion upon the obligations and duties of American citizenship or with respect to its rights and privileges. It is a summary of the fundamental principles of American political faith as set forth in its greatest documents, its worthiest traditions and by its greatest leaders.
The American’s Creed, by William Tyler Page
I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a Republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my Country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.
Liberty’s Mantra
United we stand in Liberty’s flame
United we march in God’s Holy name
United we defend the woman and her seed
United we pledge the American’s creed.
United we stand against foreign and foe
United we challenge the threatening woe
United we carry the banner of Light
United we win in the glorious fight.
God Bless America
God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
God bless America, my home sweet home
America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress,
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years,
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
by Katherine Lee Bates; (1859-1929) Inspired by a trip to Pikes Peak in 1893, Katherine Lee Bates wrote the poem America the Beautiful. Her poem first appeared in print on July 4, 1895 in The Congregationalist, a weekly journal. Ms. Bates revised the lyrics in 1904 and again in 1913.