Sweet Freedoms Song
By Dawne Zacharias
There was a time on July 4, 1776
when freedom rang deeply in the hearts of 56 men.
Men of means, prosperous men, who enjoyed much
Ease and luxury also very respected
men in their Communities.
They came together with a firm reliance and belief in
a Divine Providence and said they, " we mutually pledge
to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
They knew even in the success their lives would be one of
Hardship in a struggling new nation. If they lost, they
would hang by a traitor's noose.
5 were captured
12 had their homes looted and burned
2 lost their sons in the Army
1 had two sons captured
9 died in the war for freedom
by bullet or hardship.
They considered Liberty of
greater value than their own security,
They had made a pledge.
To be born free is a privilege.
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