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Restless and unable to sleep in the early morning hours of September 15, 2001 – 4 days after the terrorist attacks on America - Rhode Island native Joseph L. Murgo created the music and lyrics for Liberty Rising – An American Anthem on the kit

Lyrics

Liberty Rising – An American Anthem

INTRO
For the FDNY for the NYPD for our nation united in Liberty

VERSE ONE
What a difference a day makes the heavens and earth quaked
Our world was changed on such a tragic day
Oh Lord, their lives, what a huge price to pay
It came without warning and though now we’re mourning
Our loved ones who we know are in Your arms
We unite, together, and we carry on

CHORUS ONE
Though sticks and stones may break our bones America is strong
Our 50 states will bear the weight united as one in song
For purple hilltop majesties for golden fields of grain
Across this great and promised land we’ll rise above the pain

VERSE TWO
American heroes stood tall at ground zero
A shattered world lay endless in their sight
No rest no sleep from morning to night
Twilight’s last gleaming so gallantly streaming
The stars and stripes right along their side
Their strength, their hope, their source of pride

CHORUS TWO
Though healing’s tough and times get rough America is strong
And those that try to make us hide will find out they are wrong
For purple hilltop majesties for golden fields of grain
In God we trust, as though we must the song remains the same

VERSE THREE
And what of tomorrow will joy replace sorrow?
The Good Lord only knows for sure
So we pray God bless America simple and pure
We’ll rise through the ashes the cuts and the gashes
Our strong resolve a beacon of light
Sweet freedom we protect, with all of our might

CHORUS THREE
The dreams we made, the plans we laid in these uncertain times
We’ll reach deep, give what we need so freedom’s ring can chime
For purple hilltop majesties for golden fields of grain
For spacious skies, for sparkling seas we sing this proud refrain

OUTRO
For the strength of our land united we stand, Liberty!
Though evil is near we won’t live in fear, Liberty!
For the boys in DC for Flight 93 Liberty!
So when you have doubts just let loose and shout, Liberty!
For those who defend our prayers we send, Liberty!
Through the lows and the highs our nation will rise, Liberty!
We’re the home of the brave we’re the land of the free
We’re a nation rising in Liberty!