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