Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day one of the two official United States holidays recognizing the commitment of members of America's military services.  Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives while defending their country.  And, many have lost their lives or survived but with physical and mental disabilities.

Today we should sing:

My country 'tis

This wee sweet land of liberty

Of thee I sing

Land where my fathers died

Land of the pilgrim's pride

From every mountainside

Let freedom ring

My native country, thee

Land of the noble free

Thy name I love

I love thy rocks and rills

Thy woods and templed hills

My heart will rapture fills like that above

Let music swell the breeze

And ring from all the trees

Sweet freedom's song

Let mortal tongues awake

Let all that breathe partake

Let rocks their silence break

The sound prolong

Our Father God to Thee Author of liberty

To Thee I sing

My country 'tis of Thee

Sweet land of liberty

For all eternity

Let freedom ring

Let freedom ring

My country 'tis, my country 'tis of Thee (end)

Are we doing all we can to honor the dead and damaged by protecting our freedom - our democracy - from those who would demean or destroy it?  Many of us are not!  We are a sweet land of liberty.   It must never be soured thereby disrespecting those who gave all they had to defend our country and freedoms.  

Deacon David Pierce