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Songs for Peace # 1 - more to come

Ella's Song by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon / Sweet Honey in the Rock

In honor of and in solidarity with those around the world who face violence, discrimination, and oppression.

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We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons
Is as important as the killing of White men, White mothers’ sons

We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

The older I get the better I know that the secret of my going on
Is when the reins are in the hands of the young who dare to run against the storm

To me young people come first, they have the courage where we fail
And if I can shed some light as they carry us through the gale

Struggling myself don’t mean a whole lot I come to realize
That teaching others to stand up and fight is the only way the struggle survives

I’m a woman who speaks in a voice and I must be heard
At times I can be quite difficult, I’ll bow to no man’s word

We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

Not needing to clutch for power, not needing the light just to shine on me
I need to be just one in the number as we stand against tyranny

We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

Original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Uus--gFrc

http://www.bernicejohnsonreagon.com

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Thanks to Magneto Guitars for the T-Wave - http://magnetoguitars.com