Sunday, 2 December 2007

A NATION ONCE AGAIN

A nation once again
Wipes a tear
At the senseless slaughter of little lives
Not old enough to understand their fear

A nation once again
Bows its head
At the tangled mess called living
Which public figures have displayed

A nation once again
Feels the shame
Of a once proud country so divided
Now only respected in name

A nation once again
Tries to find
A common strand of agreement
Through divided political minds

A nation once again
Ponders why
Terrible things are allowed to happen
When God is on our side

A nation once again
Never sees
That the churches with their towers and spires
Have too many empty seats

A nation once again
We'll only be
When the God who made our country Great

Becomes head of our destiny