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| A Soldier's Prayer
Performed by Dean Jones "A Soldier's Prayer" (Larry Walker, Tommy Oliver) One hot desert morning at dawn's early light While trudging through the sand I found a piece of paper Clutched in a young man's hand And upon that paper the words he wrote Were not filled with despair Just thoughts from the heart of a brave young lad He called it, "A Soldier's Prayer" I took the paper from his hand and read it aloud... Will there be a place in heaven For a person such as me Who, through youth and the love for life Isn't all you'd have me be? I've been a man but a short time now And I'll ask you this, if I might Isn't fighting for freedom's cause A fight that's always right? The men I've killed, some things I've done Are not things I've wanted to do But a job I believe had to be done By we who believe in you I had those thoughts upon my mind When I heard that deadly sound Then, all around me, one by one My friends fell to the ground Somehow I knew before it hit Fear ran up my spine I felt the blast tearing my side I knew this one was mine There'll be much grief for loved ones at home when they learn that I am dead Please ease their pain and let them know These things that I have said Time's run out, I can feel death's sting Oh, God, please hear my plea Let there be a place in heaven For a person such as me Lord, this is the chaplain, I'm here with this lad Our country's given the finest it had We who are older and have studied your word Know this boy's prayer is more than just heard It is answered with your love And the promise that there'll be A special place in heaven For a person such as he.1968 - 1970 Bravo Company 1st Bn. 9th Marines 60 Morters |
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