American Prayer

This is my American Prayer This is my American Prayer And this is the time So finish what you’ve started And this is no time to dream This is my American Prayer And this is the room We can turn off the dark tonight Maybe then we might see This is my American Prayer Huh-uh…American Prayer Huh-uh…American Prayer (Hmm-hmm, yeah) And this is the ground That keeps our feet from getting wet And this is the sky over our head And what you see Depends on where you stand And how you jump Will tell you where you’re gonna land Huh-uh…American Prayer Huh-uh…American Prayer My, oh my Couldn’t get much higher Let’s not kick out the darkness Make the light…brighter And these are the hands What are we gonna build with them? And this is the church you can’t see Remember And give me your tired Your poor and huddled masses You know they’re yearning to breathe free This is my American Prayer Huh-uh…American Prayer Huh-uh…American Prayer [Martin Luther King] Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over And I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land! When you get to the top of the mountain Will you tell me what you see? If you get to the top of the mountain Remember me When you get to the top of the mountain Will you tell me what you see? If you get to the top of the mountain Remember, remember me When you get to the top of the mountain Will you tell me what you see? If you get to the top of the mountain Remember, remember me