A plea to God after the tragic events of September 11th. This song is dedicated to those who lost their lives at the WTC, at the Pentagon and in the aircraft used on that horrific day...
AndyW has an upbeat penetrating style which will catch your ear and hopefully challenge your life.
Andy is an Independent Christian Artist and Songwriter who has been writing and performing music for over 15 years. Andy has released four self-produced CD's under the PlankintheEye Music label.
Story behind the song
This song was my self-healing response to the terrorist attacks on our country. I barricaded myself into my studio for a few days and this song is the result(many thanx to my wife for her tolerance). While it only captures a portion of the emotions I went thru it says what I needed to say. I hope it touches your life and helps you heal. I don't know who the author of the picture is. I received it via email and cried. It captures the event so vividly. It seemed so appropriate for this song. The people singing at the end are the Congress of the United States. The children are my own. God Bless.
Lyrics
Verse 1:ccHear the people crying,ccSee the face of fear,ccTouch the souls left dying,ccSo many gone from here.ccccActs of pain and violence,ccShattered glass and steelccShattered dreams while sirens scream.ccOh God what pain we feelccccChorus:ccccHeal our Land,ccMay we see Your Hand,ccOh God…Heal our LandccccVerse 2:ccccSee the burning ashes,ccBreath the blackened air.ccWhile heroes search and angels work,ccFor Hope and Life we dare,ccccIs this too much to ask us?ccIs this too hard to bear?ccThere are no words left to us,ccYet we keep our will to care.ccccChorusccccVerse 3:ccccTears stream down in healing,ccWe bow our hearts and kneel,ccWe will rebuild our nation,ccWith more than stone and steel,ccccRise up with wings of eagles,cc“In God We Trust” we stand.ccRenewed in Hope, rejecting fear,ccOur country we hold dear,ccccChoruscccc1 refrain of “God Bless America”.ccccccWords and music © 2001 Andrew Wiest (Except "God Bless America")
