Understanding the legacy we hold in our hands.
I hope we understand we have so much to be thankful for.
Those who sacrificed their lives understood the premise of brotherhood
and thanksgiving.
Dedicated to those who Sacrificed to make our country
what it is today:
Oh, if we could but understand
the sacred legacy we hold in our hands.
Every dream that ever came true.
It is all because of you.
You watched by day and by night
You fought until the dawn's early light.
You left the safety of home
You ventured out alone
You made the decision to leave
Because you believed
Everything beautiful in America we see,
the oceans, the seas,
the flowers on the fields,
the majestic mountains and green hills
It all could have disappeared
They are still here for us to enjoy
because of the young girl or boy
who answered the call
to protect us all
The tears they shed
The blood they bled
is why the stars and stripes
yet wave over land and sea.
Without them, none of it would be.
The battles we won and lost
Came at great cost.
Oh, how great the legacy
we hold in our hands.
For it was provided by those
who sacrificed for you and for me.
I pray you value the legacy we hold in our hands
A lifetime of thank yous would never repay the
debt we owe.
Treasure the legacy,
Remember the legacy
For oh how great the legacy
we hold in our hands.
I hope you can,
I pray you can understand
how great the legacy
we hold in our hands.
copyright Patricia Newman-Harris