"Renewed is Our Pledge"

RENEWED IS OUR PLEDGE

Hatred cannot strangle freedom ~ liberty yields not to foes...
the hearts of good men guarantee them and shield us from terror's dark throes.

The quest that gave birth to this nation still courses through patriot veins;
the honor that is its foundation still and forever remains.

So it has been and ever shall be ~ the righteous shall ever prevail
in the sacred pursuit that keeps every man free and vanquishes Satan's assail.

For those who have lost precious souls to the fight; for the innocents torn from our midst...
renewed is our pledge to defend what is right and our every opponent resist.

Marshalled, the warriors who'll march into hell to battle purveyors of fear;
rekindled, the embers that serve justice well ~ sustained by our blood, sweat and tears.

Where evil men dare to oppress and enslave by spewing forth carnage and grief,
there will we triumph over the grave with redemption and final release.

From bondage and misery by hating hearts spawned, sweet liberty sets our souls free;
its torchlight, the victor o'er tyranny's dawn, burns brightly for you and for me...

A beacon hell's master knows not how to kill that lights well the path for just men;
aglow with the purpose and force of God's will and cupped in His almighty hand.

Gathered there, too, in His loving arms, watching us still from above...
safe and protected from all worldly harms are those we have lost and so love.

Let not the price each of them paid in our name and those of our children born free
be invested or lost to the hatred insane that threatens mankind's destiny.

O'er the bomb blasts of malice and wails of despair, hear democracy's heart beating true...
earth's peoples and promise gathering to share our grief and commitment anew.

Never will we the cowards appease who seek to deprive man of choice ~
this nation will never be brought to its knees, save in prayer and to add to earth's voice...

our praise and allegiance to God's promised peace; our faith in His power and might;
a mantra of justice to guidance entreat and lead stricken hearts to His light.

To this anthem's cadence and worldwide refrain, we'll arise from our knees and march on...
brave and defiant in spite of our pain ~ armored well, resolute, and made strong.

United, we'll shoulder the burden ~ together we'll heal and fight on...
championing the dear cause of freedom for each generation to come.

From the fury and fire we'll forge well our swords of justice; pure, swift, and wise;
on every man's lips, those sweet, sacred words ~ "liberty ever the prize!"

Soldiers for freedom to ever remain, its enemies our bitter foes;
until every man has been wrest from the chains of tyranny's terror and woe.

'Til raging flames wielded by sentries of hate are extinguished and purged by God's tears;
'til the last dying screams of oppression abate; no man held hostage to fear...

battling 'til then and united beyond ~ undaunted by evil's dark threat;
honoring those who before us have gone, their sacrifice our honored debt.

We'll never surrender, nor will we rest, 'til the debt is repaid in full measure...
'til all men are granted and share God's behest ~ the justice and freedom we treasure.

Only then will hate perish and hell's depths be cleansed; at last healed, the wounds cut so deep...
when all mankind's freedom is gained and avenged ~ the world safe in liberty's keep.
 

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