We Stood By

We Stood By

We stood by 

and closed our eyes

We watched as sin was legalized

The selfish quest to end a life

An inconvenient strain on rights

We heard the millions unborn cry

Their precious lives we sacrificed

And lacking courage wrung our hands 

Immobile feet on sinking sands

And we stood by

We stood by 

with careless eyes

And watched as sin was glamorized

The stars of screen and stage we spied

With wandering hearts we idolized

Our values lost to compromise

We traded Truth for social lies

And lacking courage wrung our hands

Immobile feet on sinking sands

And we stood by

We stood by 

with open eyes

When in our schools we said goodbye

To right and wrong and standards high

The right to pray and verbalize

Our love for God, our faith in Christ

We failed to see the warning signs

And lacking courage wrung our hands

Immobile feet on sinking sands

And we stood by

We stood by 

with woeful eyes

And watched our country's slow demise

Decay reeked havoc deep inside

The stench released, the arrogants' pride

"In God We Trust" by men denied

With family values set aside

And lacking courage wrung our hands

Immobile feet on sinking sands

And we stood by

We stood by 

with tear stained eyes

With souls expelling heavy sighs

Our hearts in full repentance cried

"Oh God, invisible, immortal, wise

You are the way, the truth, the life"

And filled with courage raised our hands

Declaring, "on His Word we stand"

And we stood by... faith

~Terha Knittel

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