America

AGAINST all odds,
By God's mercy and grace,
Here I now stand.

MALIGNED, demonized,
and criticized,
But here I stand.

EXCEPTIONALISM has weakened;
My moral leadership has waned,
But here I stand.

RIGHTEOUSNESS holds my hands,
And God's mercy embraces me;
So here I stand.

IMPERFECT and flawed,
but here I stand.

Christ is exalted in spite of 
my adversities. Yet I stand.

ASSURANCE remains through faith
in God; and here, I forever stand.

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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