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Our Claim to Fame

“death approaches but we have no regret ~
when God questions us, we will stand erect”
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Our claim to fame is the flame they acclaim,
No other tongue can sing our triumphs better—let’s not bung ours.
The choice to rise as best each hour is ours to take,
There is no shame in how we play the game;
Once our name is known, their proud tongues will tame.

Sing your praises, and the world will string the chorus.
To reach the peak is no mere freak, it takes God’s grace and focus.
Claim each victory, let silence flee as we free our wings,
Our voices hold the miracles that open deaf ears—
If only we believe, for silence brings no relief.

Prayer alone can never balance the equation.
So let’s pray with zeal and work with steel, no one can steal grace.
Pray as though only prayer will be enough,
Work as though only work will be enough.
Balance the scale with wisdom and guidance to God’s kingdom.

So when death dares to knock upon our door,
Our name shall be carved in the stone of posterity.
We will not tremble nor bow our heads in coward’s dread;
The brave die once, but cowards die again and again—
The grave dyes only flesh, not the spirit of valiant men.

And if in heaven we plant our feet at last,
To every question, our mouths will answer steadfast—
Our spine erect, proud of a world well lived,
That the afterworld may be richly spent with full intent.
But if, perchance, we fall from heaven’s embrace,
Earth’s fleeting pleasures will serve as our reprieve.

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